Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: Councils OKs parking ordinance

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council approved an ordinance that guarantees up to $6 million in bonds and the refunding of $460,000 in prior bonds, jumpstarting the Parking Authority’s new South Lot project at its Feb. 13 meeting.    The new lot will be located at an old municipal dump near…

  • PRINCETON: 2 suits filed over the Dinky

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    An amended lawsuit seeking to stop Princeton University’s proposed movement of the Dinky train has been filed as has an additional suit challenging zoning changes made as part of the project.    The first case, filed in October 2011, was dismissed because the suit was never served to university officials. A…

  • PRINCETON: Simon running for council

    PRINCETON: Simon running for council

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Patrick Simon, a borough resident, will be running for the new consolidated council and seeking the Princeton Community Democratic Organizations’ endorsement next month. He was inspired to run by his involvement with the Joint Shared Services Consolidation Commission over the past 18 months. ”It’s something that’s been in the back…

  • MONTGOMERY: Ed board votes to keep school election in April

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Montgomery has joined the ranks of the Princeton, West Windsor-Plainsboro, Hillsborough and Lawrence in its decision to keep the April school election.The Board of Education voted, 4-3, in favor of keeping the school election in April at the Feb. 14 meeting, with two members absent due to work-related…

  • PRINCETON: New pool rates go into effect

    PRINCETON: New pool rates go into effect

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Memberships for the Community Park Pool will be increasing about 16 percent for families, or $37, and became available beginning Feb.15 through the Recreation Department. The pool complex is in the process of being upgraded with a $6 million refurbishment project that is going to feature a family bay and…

  • BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Hamilton Jewelers receives ethical standings award

    By Bradley Koltz    You’ve no-doubt heard about some of the troubling practices surrounding some gem exports in various parts of the world.    You can shop with confidence at locally owned Hamilton Jewelers. They recently became the first family owned jeweler to receive the Responsible Jewelry Council’s (RJC) certification for meeting “the ethical, human rights, social…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Proposed budget is up by 1.86 percent

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council touched upon the development and status of a projected $37 million budget for 2012, up 1.86 percent by approximately $409,000, at its Feb. 13 meeting.    The budget is within the 2 percent property tax cap imposed by the state with exclusions for health care,…

  • PRINCETON: New pool rates go into effect

    PRINCETON: New pool rates go into effect

    There will be a new slide at the pool when it opens this summer.

  • PRINCETON: Simon running for council