Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Council supports request by hospital site developer

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A developer’s plan to increase density on the current hospital site was sent to the Princeton Regional Planning Board this week, with almost full support of the Borough Council and to the disappointment of the people who spoke out against the project.    Councilwoman Jenny Crumiller was the only no vote…

  • PRINCETON: Council changes time and format of meetings

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    To promote transparency and good government, the Borough Council is rearranging its meeting format and starting earlier in the evening.    Meetings will now begin at 7 p.m. and the closed session portions of the meeting will take place at the end of the night.    ”I think it will achieve a…

  • PRINCETON: Kevin Wilkes running for mayor

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Borough Councilman Kevin Wilkes is going to run for mayor of the new Princeton.    ”There is a lot of work we need to do in the new community,” he said. “The mayor is a position that can work with the council members and collaborate with them to try and unify…

  • MONTGOMERY: Board adopts $80.8 million school budget

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt a tentative $80.8 million budget at its Feb. 28 meeting at the Upper Middle School Media Center.    The proposed budget has a 2.5 percent increase from the current $78.8 million operating budget, but is well under the 2…

  • PRINCETON: 3 candidates to vie for 2 borough school seats

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    The Board of Education candidate applications are in and a total of four citizens will run for board seats in the April election.    Three board members have terms that will expire in April, leaving two borough seats and one township seat open.The Board of Education will be saying goodbye to…

  • PRINCETON: Task Force will be able to consult municipal attorneys

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Even though the Transition Task Force now has its own attorney, it may consult Princeton Borough and Princeton Township’s municipal attorneys with approval of the two administrators.    The verbal agreement, made at Monday night’s joint meeting between the governing bodies, clarified the language of the consolidation resolution.    Instead of a…

  • PRINCETON: Matteo running for new Borough Council

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Township resident Tamera Matteo is running for council and seeking fellow Democrats’ endorsement in the race.    ”I am running for Princeton Council in the new consolidated Princeton, because I believe my broad experience as a long-time retail business owner in both the borough and township, and my involvement as an…

  • PRINCETON: FreeB bus funded for 2012

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    The Daytime FreeB, a free shuttle service around the Princetons, will continue to run throughout 2012 with funding approved by the joint governing bodies this week.    The $49,000 operating cost for the remainder of the year will be shared between the borough and the township and private funding.    The Daytime…

  • BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Dayton Toyota donates and PMA reviews projects

    By Bradley Koltz    Dayton Toyota of South Brunswick recently made a generous contribution of $5,000 to the South Brunswick Commission on Women.    David Nappa, President of Dayton Toyota said, “We are so honored to be a part of this program. When the South Brunswick Commission on Women came to us for support, we volunteered to…