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  • PRINCETON: Consensus forms for consolidation study

    By Lauren Otis    PRINCETON —  Assured by a state official of the flexibility built into new consolidation statutes, Princeton Borough and Township officials and residents Monday night voiced support for studying the potential of a municipal merger.    ”The law is intended to provide flexibility to local governments to meet their needs,” said Mark Pfeiffer, deputy director…

  • PRINCETON: Communiversity festival drew 35,000

    PRINCETON: Communiversity festival drew 35,000

    Marian and Kaya Zelazny try out handcrafted teak lounges from Costa Rica, featured on Witherspoon Street.

  • PRINCETON: Communiversity festival drew 35,000

    PRINCETON: Communiversity festival drew 35,000

    Sara Kim and Esther Won are well protected from the sun, under oversized hats from the Red Green Blue Cafe.

  • PRINCETON: Communiversity festival drew 35,000

    PRINCETON: Communiversity festival drew 35,000

    Heather Dlugosz of Henna Tattos, shows off her skills to Dr. Tina Cahill.

  • PRINCETON: Communiversity festival drew 35,000

    PRINCETON: Communiversity festival drew 35,000

    PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOHN KEATING PRINCETON — An estimated 35,000 persons —5,000 more than last year— attended the annual Communiversity Festival of the Arts in downtown Princeton on Saturday, according to police and organizers. The event was co-hosted by Princeton University and the Arts Council of Princeton.

  • PRINCETON: Communiversity festival drew 35,000

    PRINCETON: Communiversity festival drew 35,000

    Whitney Ross applauds a performance at the Paul Robeson stage.

  • WEST WINDSOR: Candidates debate as May 12 vote nears

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Mayoral and council candidates sparred over redevelopment and taxes yesterday in the first public debate of the township’s municipal election campaign.    Incumbent Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh is being challenged in the May 12 election by council President Charlie Morgan and newcomer Pete Weale.    There also are two council…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Carnegie Center West plans get OK

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Planning Board passed a resolution at its meeting last week to accept the traffic management options for an office building leased by Princeton University in Carnegie Center West.    Representatives from the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association and Boston Properties, the real estate investment trust that…

  • PRINCETON: TigerTransit system makes campus cuts

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — Four months after Princeton University rolled out its new and improved campus transportation system, called TigerTransit, the school has cut services by reducing the amount of buses on the road and eliminating some weekend lines, citing financial reasons.    Since April 11, students have been without the use of…