Category: archives

  • Task force on town center isn’t certain it wants one

    West Windsor panel struggles with planning proposals for the future of the train station area. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — As the clock begins to wind down for the Town Center Designation Task Force, a subcommittee of the township Planning Board, it has reached a critical juncture.    Even though the task force has yet…

  • New! Magazine – Last Minute Gift Guide

    If you’re still tackling that gift-giving list, check out our Last Minute Gift Guide’s ideas for book lovers, coffee aficionados, video buffs and creative gifts that keep giving yearlong. Remember, thoughtfulness goes a long way!

  • The Gaming Age

    Consider age-appropriate video games for most enjoyment By: DAVID WAYBRIGHT Please view the print ads in this holiday magazine. Alchemist & Barrister B & B Color Studio – Hair Car Toyz – Accessories Central Jersey Cycle Christians Barber Shop Christine Joseph Hair Studio Church Directory: December 2001 Golf Shop – The Bog Cranbury Station Gallery…

  • ‘Reluctant’ panel recommends end to borough livery licenses

    By: Jennifer Potash    After 18 months of internal debate and discussion, a subcommittee of the Princeton Borough Council has approved a recommendation to phase out livery licenses — but the final say will rest with the full council.    The Public Safety Committee voted 3-1 Friday to recommend to the Borough Council that the livery licenses,…

  • Only two firms offer proposals for garage

    Princeton Borough is proposing a four-level parking garage with 483 spaces at the site of the Park & Shop lot at Spring and Witherspoon and on top of a new building on the Tulane Street lot. By: Jennifer Potash    Despite earlier optimism, only two responses were received to Princeton Borough’s request for proposal for the…

  • Sierra Club vows appeal over senior housing.

    Group says it will ask state to strip Princeton of its regional center designation if the township approves ordinances permitting high-density senior housing on the Princeton Ridge. By: David Campbell    A Sierra Club spokesperson told the Princeton Township Committee on Monday night that the group will petition the State Planning Commission to strip Princeton of…

  • Montgomery considers senior housing zone.

    A proposed ordinance would help clear the way for a 218-unit development featuring 186 single-family houses, 32 duplexes, an assisted-living facility and office space. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee introduced an ordinance Thursday night that would create a new zoning designation for a 138-acre tract north of Route 518 and west of…

  • Fire damages university biology lab

    No one was injured, but incident caused early-morning evacuation of Moffett, Schultz and Guyot halls.    A fire on the Princeton University campus Tuesday morning caused significant damage to a molecular biology laboratory in Moffett Hall and forced the temporary evacuation of Moffett, Schultz and Guyot halls.    No one was injured, university officials said.    The fire,…

  • For kitchen and table

    Unusual gifts for people who like to cook and love to eat and drink By: Pat Tanner    It’s that time of year again, when home cooks everywhere hope to find the newest, most exciting and suddenly indispensable kitchenware items wrapped in holiday ribbon, lurking under trees, and stuffed into bulging stockings. Herewith are some of…