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  • After being flooded out, Princeton Homebrew rises again

    After being flooded out, Princeton Homebrew rises again

    Joe Bair looking over a cooler inside his store. He relocated from Princeton and finally reopened this spring after four years and two floods. Staff photo by Lauren Otis

  • Triathlon safety concerns raised by victim’s friends

    Triathlon safety concerns raised by victim’s friends

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Friends of John Hobgood Jr., the township man who drowned during a triathlon held in Mercer County Park last week, say that their friend’s death is a wake-up call for the improved accounting of participants at future triathlon events.    Mr. Hobgood, 52, was last seen alive at…

  • Anthrax case gives Princeton a postal deja vu

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    A hazardous materials scare over a letter addressed to the Princeton Borough mayor’s office and the suicide of a prime suspect in the 7-year-old anthrax letter attacks served as unwelcome reminders last week of some tense days here in late 2001.    No connection has been established between the Borough Hall…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Aug. 5

    Montgomery    An Ichabod Crane Lane resident reported the theft of a radar detector from an unlocked car parked in the driveway Thursday night. A cell phone charger was damaged. The total loss was placed at $110.    An Amerman Lane resident reported the theft of a mailbox and mounting post Wednesday night from the end of…

  • Consultants considered for a rejuvenated Community Park Pool

    Consultants considered for a rejuvenated Community Park Pool

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    Princeton Joint Recreation Board’s pool subcommittee is scheduled to name one of two consulting teams as the concept plan designers for major improvements to Community Park Pool this week.    The board authorized the subcommittee to make the decision during Thursday’s board meeting, said assistant director of the Princeton Recreation Department…

  • After being flooded out, Princeton Homebrew rises again

    After being flooded out, Princeton Homebrew rises again

    Princeton Homebrew owner Joe Bair outside his store on Route 29 in Trenton’s Glen Afton neighborhood. Staff photo by Lauren Otis

  • After being flooded out, Princeton Homebrew rises again

    After being flooded out, Princeton Homebrew rises again

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    TRENTON — Joseph Bair has a thing for April Fool’s Day.    Mr. Bair, 49, opened his first Princeton Homebrew, his store catering to home brewers and winemakers, on Nassau Street on April 1, 1995. When he moved the business to Witherspoon Street, he reopened on April 1, 1999.    The next…

  • Hillier ‘disappointed’ after Greenview condo rejection

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    J. Robert Hillier is undecided on submitting a revised version of his Greenview Avenue condominium project, which was rejected shortly after midnight Thursday by the Princeton Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment.    The board rejected the five variances the project required following five hours of testimony.    Mr. Hillier sought to replace…

  • Consultants considered for a rejuvenated Community Park Pool

    Consultants considered for a rejuvenated Community Park Pool

    Consultants are being considered to recommend improvements to Princeton’s Community Park pool, where lifeguard Lou Rossi competed in the cardboard canoe race last week. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski