Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Mountain Lakes Preserve dams eyed for rehabilitation

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    The Township Committee approved a professional services agreement with a company to design a rehabilitation plan for the upper and lower dams of the Mountain Lakes Preserve.    Under the agreement, the township will pay the engineering services company French & Parrello $197,300 to provide the design work, preparation of contract…

  • Weekday pool opening in Princeton comes as a welcome relief

    Weekday pool opening in Princeton comes as a welcome relief

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    With temperatures reaching the mid-80s Wednesday, mothers splashing with their babies, children playing a swimming pool version of tag, and lines at the diving boards were constants at the Community Park Pool on its first open weekday of the season.    Julianna Cook and her sons Alonso, 18 months, and Cylas,…

  • Council votes for completion of second phase of downtown project

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    After years of contractual wrangling, and an impasse which all but brought private negotiations to a standstill, Nassau HKT may finally begin to proceed with the much-delayed Phase 2 of the downtown redevelopment project, following legal approvals made by Borough Council on Tuesday night.    ”We are going to build a…

  • Montgomery superintendent’s legacy: new learning style (and snow day in May)

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — When asked about the significance of school Superintendent Sam Stewart’s presence in a Village Elementary classroom Thursday, a third-grader in Jennifer Bonnet’s class had this to say:    ”Dr. Stewart, he gave us snow days in May.”    As the outgoing interim superintendent, Dr. Stewart has apparently made an important…

  • Borough seeks $150,000 grant to boost jitney service hours

    Borough seeks $150,000 grant to boost jitney service hours

    Since mid-April, the Princeton free B has been providing free public transportation from the Dinky train station to points in Princeton Borough. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Calico Grill outdoor dining dilemma reaches resolution

    Calico Grill outdoor dining dilemma reaches resolution

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Calico Grill owners Alan and Marguerite Heap have been waiting months to utter these simple words: Would you like to sit outside?    The 12-seat outdoor dining area of Calico Grill, down an alley behind Cox’s Market & Catering on Nassau Street, which the Heaps also own and operate, has remained…

  • West Windsor council rejects plan to cancel $25 alarm fee

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A registration fee of $25 will continue to be charged annually to residents when they file burglar alarm information with the township.    Township Council members chose not to introduce an ordinance revision that would have eliminated that fee Monday. The decision came after township officials and Police…

  • Princeton Township tackles communications ‘dead spot’

    By Katie Wagner / Staff Writer    PRINCETON — The Township Committee has authorized the payment of V-COMM, LLC to conduct more work related to eliminating a “dead spot” in the police department’s communications system.    V-COMM would receive no more than $17,050 to provide the township with recommendations for the type of communications equipment to install…

  • Calico Grill outdoor dining dilemma reaches resolution

    Calico Grill outdoor dining dilemma reaches resolution

    Marguerite Heap, shown here, and her husband Alan own Calico Grill, located behind Cox’s Market. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski