Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • West Windsor refines proposed residential zoning changes

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Two zoning ordinances that would have affected more than 80 percent of the homes in West Windsor have been broken into nine smaller measures, officials said Monday.    The two initial measures did not address the variety and character of the township’s residential developments, some of which may…

  • Princeton Regional adopts $72.7 million school budget

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The Princeton Regional Board of Education has unanimously approved a 2008-2009 district operating budget of $72,694,856 that will impose a 3.32 percent tax increase — below the four percent cap, for the first time in years.    In all, district taxpayers will be asked to cover $56,965,650 of the budget. The…

  • Corzine plan to eliminate state agriculture department decried

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, The Packet Group    Gov. Jon Corzine has proposed eliminating the state Department of Agriculture as part of his 2008-2009 fiscal year budget, bringing objections from area farmers as well as officials.    The Montgomery Township Committee stated its opposition to abolishing the department and voiced support for funding of the department’s essential programs…

  • Princeton political races approach busy season

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Though the June primary is still months away, the coming days promise to be busy for the Princeton Democratic organizations making endorsements and nominations for seats on both Borough Council and Township Committee.    No Republican candidates have yet announced plans to run in either municipality, but at least one new…

  • Whole Earth Center expansion keeps faith with green principles

    Whole Earth Center expansion keeps faith with green principles

    Walter Rutkowski, left, and Wayne Pietrini of Baxter Construction assemble steel shelving in the new section of the Whole Earth Center last week. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Cell tower prioritization adopted in Montgomery

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Committee adopted an ordinance establishing approximately 18 existing towers, silos and church steeples as top priority locations for cellular communications antennae, but requested its planning consultant to re-examine each of these sites at the request of residents, during its Thursday meeting.    The cellular communications ordinance…

  • Whole Earth Center expansion keeps faith with green principles

    Whole Earth Center expansion keeps faith with green principles

    Samuel Ricciardi of Baxter Construction paints trim last week in the new section of the Whole Earth Center. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • MarketFair plans to expand

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Renovation plans that could bring more retail space to the MarketFair shopping center are in the works and could be announced as early as May, according to officials from the company that owns the Route 1 shopping center.    ”We are in the midst of planning a renovation,…

  • Borough’s merchants quiz mayor on downtown parking space shortage

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough Mayor Mildred Trotman’s meeting with borough merchants this week centered on the one issue she said she has had to deal with consistently during her 24 years as an elected official in the borough: parking.    Members of the Borough Merchants for Princeton at the meeting on Tuesday seemed…