Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Municipalities slam water company’s proposed 23.4% rate hike
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer A potential 23.4-percent rate hike proposed by New Jersey American Water Co. has area municipal officials hopping mad, as the plan continues to receive consideration from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and other state entities. In a petition, New Jersey American Water cited infrastructure investments and increased costs…
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Granite curb drive on Cleveland Lane crumbles
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer An upscale Cleveland Lane neighborhood will be getting relatively downscale concrete curbs. Cleveland Lane homeowners living between Library Place and Bayard Lane who at the past two Borough Council meetings sought granite curbing in front of their homes as part of a major reconstruction of their street have decided to…
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A sidewalk too close for Cleveland Lane resident’s comfort
Kristina Johnson of Cleveland Lane complained unsuccessfully that a planned sidewalk will bring pedestrians too close to her house, shown here. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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WW council members to vote May 19 on their 50% salary increase
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — A controversial ordinance giving Township Council members a 50 percent raise in 2009 appears headed for a May 19 vote, after three members voted for its introduction Monday night. The measure is opposed by one of the council’s five members, Linda Geevers, and by Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh,…
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Free two-hour garage parking resumes Monday for library patrons
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Subsidized parking for patrons of the Princeton Public Library using the Spring Street Parking Garage will resume Monday morning, Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi said Thursday. ”I’m delighted,” said Deputy Mayor Margaret Karcher. “The borough and the township both worked very hard with the library to resolve this issue. We did…
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County inspectors weigh in at the gas pump
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer With the price of gas reaching new heights on an almost daily basis, drivers are looking for new ways to save every gallon. But who ensures that the outrageously-priced 15-gallon fill-up you just bought really is 15 full gallons? The Mercer County Office of Weights and Measures guys, that’s who.…
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County inspectors weigh in at the gas pump
Tony Migliaccio performs tests at a Valero station in West Windsor. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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County inspectors weigh in at the gas pump
Rich Jauss, left, and Tony Migliaccio perform a volume test. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Montgomery police officer’s bike tour honors fallen comrades
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Police Officer Jason Clifford will represent the township’s police force this weekend on a bicycle tour meant to raise money for a police memorial in the nation’s capital. Mr. Clifford will join 499 other officers on the 300-mile bike ride from Liberty State Park in Jersey City…
