Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Corner House counsels at-risk youths

    PRINCETON: Corner House counsels at-risk youths

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Aaron Brown wants to be an FBI agent. The 19-year-old Princeton Township resident, who is working towards a criminal justice degree at Mercer County Community College, also wants to be a movie star.    Were it not for a Corner House counseling center program that targets at-risk youth, however, Mr. Brown…

  • PRINCETON: S. Tulane St. closing for utility work

       South Tulane Street and Lincoln Court will be temporarily closed in downtown Princeton on Tuesday, the borough has announced. The closure corresponds to the PSE&G removal of utility poles surrounding the new building being constructed at the corners of Spring and Tulane, according to the borough.    The borough notification said it anticipated the utility work…

  • PRINCETON: Architects design urban housing from packing crates

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    Envisioning “Newark at a microcosm,” two local architects won an international design competition for their plan to create an urban multifamily housing complex out of unwanted shipping containers.    Felix Heidgen, of Trenton, and Thomas Nagy, of Plainsboro, who work for architectural firm RMJM Hillier in Princeton, won first place in…

  • PRINCETON: Robeson Place closed for utility work

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The segment of Robeson Place between Witherspoon Street and Chambers Street will remain closed to daytime traffic until Friday as road crews finish up utility work associated with the Hulfish North development project there, police said Monday.    The construction work involves the installation of sewer lines and other infrastructure needed…

  • Protecting Princeton ridge

    Jane L. Buttars of People for Princeton Ridge     As readers remember from the winter of 2007-2008, Princeton citizens organized to prevent any high-density development on the “environmentally sensitive” Princeton Ridge (Bunn Drive). Some 2,100 protesters signed a petition that objected to an ordinance allowing Hillier Properties LLC to build “up to 158” age-restricted units…

  • MONTGOMERY: Meeting on sewer usage fee system Tuesday

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee will hold a special meeting tonight, Tuesday, to discuss the new usage-based sewer fee billing system.    The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Senior Center portion of the Otto Kaufmann Community Center on Skillman Road.    Committee members will take questions from the…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Thefts prompt more RR parking patrols

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Township police have stepped up patrol efforts in response to a rash of car burglaries at the Princeton Junction Train Station.    Reports of smashed windows and missing electronics have been on the rise recently, with burglars targeting GPS units and laptops in particular. On a single day…

  • PRINCETON: Crash closed Rt. 27 on Friday

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    A three-car accident closed Route 27 at Snowden Lane for nearly six hours Friday, according to Princeton Township police.    The 10:36 a.m. accident occurred when a car driven by Jill M. Gyorgydeak, of North Brunswick, on southbound Route 27 rear-ended a car driven by Irwin Litt, of Princeton. Mr. Litt’s…

  • PRINCETON: Settlement talks underway in Princeton ridge suit

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Settlement discussions are ongoing between Princeton Township and citizens who sued over a zoning ordinance that would permit senior housing on the Princeton ridge, according to attorneys for both sides.    The lawsuit targets zoning that could enable developer J. Robert Hillier’s proposed age-restricted housing development, which envisions more than 140…