Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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WEST WINDSOR: Township awards Schenk Farm contracts
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council on Monday awarded more than $175,000 in contracts to go toward the renovation of the Schenck Farm Wagon House and its artifacts display room. The council unanimously agreed to pay New Jersey Barn Company Inc. $45,000 to repair the timber frame of the Schenck…
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PRINCETON: Township Committee introduces flood ordinance
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer The Princeton Township Committee introduced an ordinance providing notification for potential renters of flood-prone dwellings at its meeting Monday night. At its Oct. 5 meeting, the committee had decided the ordinance needed to be redrafted because it was insufficient to provide effective notice. Although the measure was worded to apply…
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MONTGOMERY: Township gets grant for Cherry Valley Rd. work
MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Township has received a $215,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for improvements to Cherry Valley Road between Route 206 and Billie Ellis Lane. The township applied jointly with Princeton Township for funds to improve safety and pedestrian access. Princeton also received funding for this project. Cherry Valley Road is…
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PRINCETON: Citizen finance panel disclaims adversarial intent
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PRINCETON — Members of the newly formed Citizens Finance Advocacy Taskforce were welcomed by the Princeton Borough Council at its Tuesday evening meeting and stressed their intent to work collegially with municipal officials. Though the group originally was born out of merchant frustration at recent borough budgetary decisions, Jack Morrison,…
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PRINCETON: Township mull stronger tree protections
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PRINCETON — The power to compel developers to protect and preserve valuable trees on development sites in Princeton Township would be significantly expanded under an ordinance introduced by Township Committee this week. The ordinance would grant additional powers to the township’s advisory Shade Tree Commission and amend the township’s land…
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WEST WINDSOR: Township, NJ Transit study transit village
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Township officials say they are working closely with NJ Transit on a transit village that would provide parking for commuters, a shopping area and access to other sites in the township. With NJ Transit set to move on construction of a parking garage for the Princeton Junction…
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WEST WINDSOR: Vacant storefronts rile residents
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Residents pleaded with the Township Council on Monday to do something about Route 571. ”It’s an embarrassing blight on our town,” said resident Mike Baxter. “Is there a way we can focus our energy and funds on that area?” Three residents told the council they would like…
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PRINCETON: Peggy Karcher returns to Borough Council
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PRINCETON — Monday’s joint meeting of Princeton Borough Council and Township Committee at Township Hall marked a public victory for municipal officials interested in revisiting consolidation. It also marked a victory of another sort for Councilwoman Margaret Karcher as she took her seat on the podium for the first time…
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PRINCETON: Borough elects not to join COAH appeal
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Princeton Borough Council declined to act on a request by East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov that it join in adopting a resolution urging the state legislature to remedy a recent court decision that has been interpreted as undermining COAH law. Critics of the decision have said it would force municipalities…
