Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Planning Board OKs Westerly Church plan
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer The Regional Planning Board Princeton gave its approval Thursday night to an application for the construction of a church on the Princeton Ridge. With the board’s 8-3 vote, the Westerly Road Church may now move forward with its plans to relocate to an 18.2-acre Bunn Drive property in mid-2011, with…
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EDUCATION: Princeton schools share in national math-science grant
Princeton Regional Schools is among 12 districts across that state that will benefit from an $11.5 million National Science Foundation Math-Science Partnership Grant that aims to engage and motivate teachers and students to improve learning in science and engineering. The five-year grant was awarded to the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at…
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GUEST OPINION: Saving Princeton’s Dinky — again
By Rodney Fisk Twenty-five years ago newly established Conrail proposed abandoning the late Penn-Central’s Princeton Line. Mayoral aspirant Barbara Sigmund sparked an effort to save the Dinky. Shortly thereafter, NJ Transit Rail Operations was established to take over Conrail’s commuter operations; crisis averted. Then my company proposed to save the Dinky money, forgoing all operating…
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WEST WINDSOR: Families seek recreation improvements for disabled
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Families of residents with disabilities and special needs urged the Township Council this week to help improve recreational opportunities for their loved ones. In response, the council Monday approved a resolution authorizing the township to seek a $20,000 grant from the state Department of Community…
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MONTGOMERY: Cell tower plan stirs up a quiet neighborhood
Gene Barron,left, and Kurt Lehmann of Montgomery are among those opposing a proposed cell tower in their neighborhoood. Staff photo by Kristine Snodgrass
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MONTGOMERY: Cell tower plan stirs up a quiet neighborhood
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — It would be difficult to find a neighborhood that better exemplifies suburban contentment than this one in the northeast section of the township. On streets like Green Avenue, Sleepy Hollow Lane and Woodview Drive, kids play in yards, couples walk their dogs on tree-lined streets, and new mothers…
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WEST WINDSOR: Improvement work starts on Cranbury, Wallace roads
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Work has begun on a project that officials say will improve pedestrian safety here. The state Department of Transportation is working at the intersection of Cranbury Road, Wallace Road, Route 51 and the Route 4 bridge that will include new pedestrian crosswalks in every direction, countdown timers…
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STATE: Tax cap amendment idea draws mixed reaction here
By Kristine Snodgrass and Davy James, Staff Writers Montgomery Mayor Mark Caliguire is enthusiastic about Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal for a constitutional amendment to cap property tax increases to no more than 2.5 percent a year. One of the earliest mayors to sign on in support of the measure, Mayor Caliguire, a Republican,said that he…
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PRINCETON: Mountain Lakes dredging project to begin in July
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer With the award of a $2.6 million contract for construction this week by the Township Committee, work is expected to begin early next month on the Mountain Lakes improvement project. The project, which is entirely funded by an anonymous donor, involves the rehabilitation of two dams located off Mountain Avenue.…
