Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PLAINSBORO: DEP signs off on Princeton Forrestal soil cleanup

    PLAINSBORO: DEP signs off on Princeton Forrestal soil cleanup

    By Fred Tuccillo, Managing Editor    PLAINSBORO — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has given its stamp of approval to the cleanup of contaminated soil at the site of the Harmony School at Princeton Forrestal, according to a department spokesman.    Lawrence Hajna, a press officer for the DEP, stated in an e-mail that the…

  • WEST WINDSOR: 7th annual BikeFest planned for May 29

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — With miles of trails and bike lanes throughout the township, West Windsor may be ahead of the game when it comes to promoting bicycle use.    Over the past few years, West Windsor has installed bicycle racks at the Municipal Complex, Senior Center, in parks and elsewhere as…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township adjusts board terms to Nov. election date

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council introduced an ordinance Monday that will extend the terms of various municipal board and agencies for six months.    The move is will bring the terms of the Agricultural Advisory Committee, Cable television Advisory Board, Shade tree Commission, Planning board, Zoning Board of Adjustment and…

  • MONTGOMERY: Subcommittee trims $2 million from school tax levy

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — A subcommittee tasked with reviewing the failed Montgomery Township school budget has recommended that the tax levy be reduced by nearly $2 million.    ”I was hoping for a larger reduction in the tax levy, but I think given the situation it was as much as we could possibly…

  • PRINCETON: Ex-WSJ chief addresses newspaper industry’s distress

    By Fred Tuccillo, Managing Editor    PRINCETON — Peter R. Kann admits to a “lifelong love affair with newspapers,” but doesn’t shrink from acknowledging the contributions they have played in their own distress.    Addressing a 55PLUS gathering at the Jewish Center of Princeton Thursday, the former Dow Jones chairman said that publishers have managed to trap…

  • PRINCETON: Race and revaluation raised as boro issue

    PRINCETON: Race and revaluation raised as boro issue

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    In the tempest over charges the property revaluation undertaken by Princeton Borough and Princeton Township has shifted the municipal tax burden away from the wealthy and onto residents of more modest means, the John-Witherspoon Street neighborhood can be considered ground zero.    The John-Witherspoon neighborhood — Princeton’s present-day ethnic melting pot…

  • PRINCETON: No tax increase in new Borough budget

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    For the second year in a row Princeton Borough Council has proposed a municipal budget that does not increase local property taxes.    The 2010 borough budget also has no increase in spending levels, Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi said at Tuesday evening’s council meeting.    Council members congratulated themselves on their fiscal…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township to review farmland preservation plan

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — West Windsor wants to get a handle on its Farmland Preservation Program.    The township is preparing to review the Farmland Preservation Element of its Master Plan for the first time since 2002, and according to a report, it could target five new properties totaling six parcels for…

  • PLAINSBORO: UMCP hospital taking shape here

    PLAINSBORO: UMCP hospital taking shape here

    Justin Holloway, of Mehl Electric, installs conduit for emergency lighting on the fourth floor of the new University Medical Center building in Plainsboro. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski