Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • New WW crosswalk in place where 12-year-old cyclist was struck

    New WW crosswalk in place where 12-year-old cyclist was struck

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — An intersection frequently used as a pedestrian crossing near West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South now has a crosswalk after local pedestrian advocates lobbied local and county officials to install the safety measure — and not without good reason.    The new crosswalk is near the intersection of Norchester…

  • Meeting on future of Valley Road building set for Jan. 22

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The parties interested in the future use of the Valley Road property owned by the Princeton Regional School District have scheduled their first meeting to discuss the tract since the Board of Education put the planned collaboration in writing.    The building, parts of which date back to the early 1900s,…

  • Committee moves to lower housing age requirement, despite protests

    Committee moves to lower housing age requirement, despite protests

    Opponents of a proposed senior housing project on the Princeton Ridge make their point at Monday’s Princeton Township Committee meeting with a petition signed by 1,300 residents. Staff photo by Nick Norlen

  • New housing project offered, but it’s news to town officials

    New housing project offered, but it’s news to town officials

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    A new townhouse project announced on a sign posted at the corner of Witherspoon Street and Quarry Street is apparently news to Princeton planning officials.    Promising units starting at $900,000 and featuring three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, and an enclosed two-car garage, the sign depicts a rendering of four attached townhouse…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Jan. 18

    Princeton Borough    Betty Patete, 50, of Philadelphia was charged with driving while intoxicated at 11:27 p.m. Jan. 11 following a motor vehicle stop on Hodge Road. She was transported to police headquarters, processed and released on her own recognizance.    Stanley Mizerski, 49, of Princeton was charged with driving while intoxicated at 1:42 a.m. Thursday following…

  • New WW crosswalk in place where 12-year-old cyclist was struck

    New WW crosswalk in place where 12-year-old cyclist was struck

    Student runners from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South use the new crosswalk to scamper safely across Clarksville Road on Tuesday afternoon. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Committee moves to lower housing age requirement, despite protests

    Committee moves to lower housing age requirement, despite protests

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The Princeton Township Committee voted unanimously Monday to introduce amendments to the Bunn Drive senior housing overlay ordinance that could pave the way for 55-and-over housing on the Princeton Ridge — but not before being presented with a petition signed by approximately 1,300 Princeton residents opposed to the change.    The…

  • Water company seeks 23.35 percent rate hike

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, The Packet Group    New Jersey American Water Co., which serves Princeton and surrounding communities, has filed for a 23.35 percent rate hike with the state Board of Public Utilities.    Representatives from the New Jersey Rate Counsel, a division of the state Department of Public Advocacy that represents consumers in utility matters, will…

  • Proposed cell tower in Blawenburg meets opposition

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Verizon is seeking to build a wireless communication structure on the Princeton Elks Lodge’s Route 518 property in Blawenburg.    On Tuesday night, during the first Montgomery Township public meeting on the project, Verizon received a waiver from providing certain existing off-site features on its plan from the Montgomery…