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By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The Arts Council of Princeton will now be able to set up a $2 million endowment fund thanks to a lead gift — a $250,000 Legacy Grant — from the J. Seward Johnson Sr. 1963 Charitable Trust.    Arts Council Executive Director Jeff Nathanson announced the grant at the Feb. 12…

By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The township recently sent the Montgomery Center for the Arts a notice of eviction from the 1860 House that the center has been leasing from the township for more than a decade.    ”The Montgomery Center for the Arts has failed to provide necessary proof that they are in…

By Sean Ruppert, The Packet Group    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Plans for a new science research complex along Route 1 in South Brunswick are moving forward as Princeton Forrestal says it has agreed to a contract for the development with a private firm.    The 156-acre site is part of a 488-acre parcel purchased in 1986 by…

Graphic by Tom Lederer

This Deer Path home in Princeton Township displays some of the 1950s architectural elements that residents hope to see preserved. File photo by Mark Czajkowski

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    In the coming year, Princeton homeowners will find out what their houses are really worth — and some residents might be in for a sticker shock.    In the first official step of a property revaluation process ordered for both municipalities by the Mercer County Board of Taxation in 2006, the…

By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Proposed Council on Affordable Housing rules that have municipal officials hopping mad all over the state would likely have a lesser impact on West Windsor compared with other towns, according to officials at Monday’s Township Council meeting.    Rough estimates made by township officials pegged the number of…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Princeton Township Committee took the first step Monday in soliciting the construction of a cell phone tower that township officials said could help improve police communication in a “dead spot” near the intersection of Cherry Valley Road and The Great Road.    The resolution passed by the committee authorizes the solicitation…

A delivery van rumbles down an unpaved portion of Dutchtown-Zion Road, shared by Montgomery and Hillsborough townships. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski