Month: July 2011
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Extensive changes on horizon for municipal services facility
By John Tredrea, Special Writer A major renovation of the township’s Municipal Services Building — estimated to cost $2.3 million — is being planned by officials. Township Administrator/Engineer Paul Pogorzelski said the work, which would include replacement of the full exterior of the building, including the roof and all of the facade, could begin in…
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POLICE BLOTTER: July 29 issue
Princeton Borough Jared Johnson, 19, of South Brunswick, and Shamera Smith, 22, of Franklin Park, were arrested and charged with contempt of court and hindering apprehension for providing false information to police during an investigation. They had been stopped for driving with an inoperable headlight on Riverside Drive at 11:56 p.m. on Monday, July 25.…
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N.J. nuclear plants need safety review
Shivani Mantha, Plainsboro To the editor: Recently the licenses of the N.J. nuclear power plants were blindly extended for the next 20 years, without thoroughly inspecting the plants’ safety. This is especially troubling because two of N.J.’s power plants, Hope Creek and Oyster Creek, have the same design as five of the failed Japanese nuclear…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: SB-MWA Reserve gets 70 new acres
Wildflowers like this Foxglove Beardtongue are common on the recently preserved Thompson property.
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Pilot’s condition improves
Police look over the helicopter after it crashed July 20. Staff photo by Charles W. Kim
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WEST WINDSOR: Harrison Street, Route 1 road work underway
Construction on a new right turn lane from Harrison Street onto Route 1 began on Monday. The work will widen and improve the Harrison Street intersection with Route 1 in West Windsor, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). ”This is a cost-effective solution that will reduce congestion on the local roadway system…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: It will be a night for the community
By Marisa Iati, Staff Writer Tuesday’s Community Night Out will bring a change of pace to the Community Park Pool, where Princeton residents will be able to swim for free, explore local emergency services vehicles and collect information and giveaways. The event will occur from 5 to 8 p.m. and is sponsored by the Princeton…
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FILM: Be very afraid – a bite is all it takes
By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor This nerdy guy takes his predawn jog down a lonely country road. The moon is up. The night air is cool. Out of the roadside forest he hears a low guttural growl seconds before “a big dog” leaps out and bites him and disappears. Our hero keeps running, all under…
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WEST AMWELL: Former Stockton mayor is school board member
By John Tredrea, Special Writer WEST AMWELL — Gregg Rackin, mayor of Stockton Borough from 2002 to 2006, is now a member of the South Hunterdon Regional Board of Education. Mr. Rackin, of Glenwood Lane, was appointed to the board July 21. He replaces Donald Vandegrift, who resigned from the board recently. Mr. Vandegrift, of…