Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Historic Montgomery house focus of restoration debate

    Township’s Landmarks Commission seeks professional help By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The Township Landmarks Commission announced it will be requesting the Township Committee appropriate funds for a professional historic renovation architect to provide some oversight of their review process.    The Landmarks Commission, a volunteer committee that makes recommendations to the Planning Board and…

  • New Alexander Road bridge under way

    New Alexander Road bridge under way

    The construction site for the new Alexander Road bridge in West Windsor, which will replace the 66-year-old span in background. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • It’s (dog) house arrest for Congo, judge rules

    It’s (dog) house arrest for Congo, judge rules

    Gets to go home, but muzzled, pending euthanization appeal By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Just two days after a municipal judge denied the same request, a Superior Court judge Thursday signed a consent order allowing Congo — the German shepherd facing euthanization for its attack on a landscaper in Princeton Township in June — to…

  • Princeton green home tour shines Saturday

    Giving the public an opportunity to observe conservation measures in action By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Everyone knows what solar panels look like.    But on the Princeton Environmental Commission’s Green Home and Garden Tour this Saturday, participants will have “the chance to get to speak with somebody about how much they spend on their electric…

  • New Alexander Road bridge under way

    New Alexander Road bridge under way

    Crews meet some unexpected resistance during pile driving effort By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — It isn’t a pretty sight — a couple of cranes and backhoes scattered around piles of earth, some rusty metal girders, some floodlights and an outhouse, plus a 66-year-old bridge spanning some railroad tracks.    But, with luck, after…

  • Victim of condemned dog deals with scars and pain

    Victim of condemned dog deals with scars and pain

    Landscaper Giovanni Rivera on Monday shows scars suffered in a June 5 attack by a dog now facing euthanization in Princeton Township. Staff photo by Nick Norlen

  • Princeton planners grant extension to senior housing plan

    More options available to owners of Bunn Drive property By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    It took three motions, but a slim majority of the Regional Planning Board of Princeton eventually voted Thursday to grant a six-month extension of the Bunn Drive senior housing application originally filed by developer K. Hovnanian in 2005.    Granting the extension…

  • Victim of condemned dog deals with scars and pain

    Victim of condemned dog deals with scars and pain

    Dog attack victim Giovanni Rivera, left, with his attorney Kevin Riechelson, on Monday. Staff photo by Nick Norlen

  • Victim of condemned dog deals with scars and pain

    Victim of condemned dog deals with scars and pain

    This photo taken while Mr. Rivera was hospitalized after the June 5 attack, and released by his attorney on Monday, shows a serious gash on his inner right thigh.