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  • PRINCETON: Mayor’s address to the public

       The following is the speech Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert gave after being sworn in on Tuesday.    Today is a day for celebration. We’re welcoming a New Year and a new and unified municipality. And we’re also honoring the great history of our town and celebrating this opportunity for an even greater future.    Everyone in our…

  • PRINCETON: Lempert sworn in as mayor of the new Princeton

    PRINCETON: Lempert sworn in as mayor of the new Princeton

    New Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert, with her husband and two daughters, is sworn into office by Richard Woodbridge. (Phil McAuliffe, staff photo)

  • PRINCETON: Lempert sworn in as mayor of the new Princeton

    PRINCETON: Lempert sworn in as mayor of the new Princeton

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Liz Lempert was sworn in Tuesday as the mayor of Princeton on the day that the two communities officially became one.    Ms. Lempert, joined by her husband and the couple’s two daughters, took the oath of oath from Richard Woodbridge, the man she beat in November’s mayoral race.    Afterward,…

  • PRINCETON: Liz Lempert’s remarks at consolidation celebration

       The following are Liz Lempert’s remarks at the consolidation celebration on Tuesday.    Happy New Year everybody!    First, I want to thank the Transition Task Force volunteers who organized today’s celebration: Mimi Omiencinski, Carol Golden, Roger Shatzkin, Bill Zeruld, Anton Lahnston, Linda Mather and, especially, Teri McIntire. I’d also like to thank the Princeton merchants and…

  • PRINCETONl AvalonBay project rejected by Planning Board

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The Regional Planning Board voted Thursday to reject developer AvalonBay’s proposal to build a 280-unit apartment building at the site of the former University Medical Center of Princeton on Witherspoon Street.    The 7-3 vote, coming after midnight during the last hearing on the case, drew cheers and applause from…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Town files appeal over police helicopter lessons

    By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet    WEST WINDSOR — When a state appointed arbitrator settled a police contract last year, the town never thought it would be paying more than $80,000 by 2013 for helicopter lessons.    Yet that’s the bill taxpayers face going into the New Year, thanks to vague language in the contract.…

  • MONTGOMERY: First responders recognized for hurricane efforts

    By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet MONTGOMERY — They left their children and spouses, braved 85 mph winds and worked tirelessly to help others while trees crashed down all around them.    Almost 100 volunteer first responders lived up to their name by jumping into action to help their neighbors as Hurricane Sandy tore through…

  • PRINCETON: Sandy related tree debris pretty much picked up

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    About 5,000 tons of tree debris was picked up in the township during a more than one-month collection from the remnants of Hurricane Sandy, the Princeton public works department said Thursday.    The cleanup, including the initial response to the storm, cost the township public works department around $900,000, according…

  • PRINCETON: Familiar faces will be leaving local politics

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    When Princeton Township Mayor Chad Goerner ran for office six years ago, one of his goals was bringing about the merger of the two Princetons.    With that and other items off his to-do list, Mr. Goerner decided to leave public life — at least for now. He joins five…