Tag: Cranbury Township Committee
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Cranbury Township addresses off-street parking for local businesses
Cranbury Township Committee members have recently adopted an ordinance revising its Land Development Code to address parking requirements for new businesses. The adoption of the revisions on Aug. 10 focuses on a streamlined process for off-street parking and loading in the Village Commercial Zone (VC Zone) in town. The amended ordinance is part of addressing…
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Cranbury Township to redo ordinance format excluding weight of four tons for commercial vehicles
Cranbury Township officials are looking change the format of a previously adopted ordinance that excludes vehicles of more than four tons on certain roads, such as Cranbury Station Road. Township committee members introduced the ordinance to change the format at an Aug. 10 meeting and will decided on whether to adopt the new format on…
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Cranbury Public Library finds new temporary locations for library operations
The Cranbury Public Library can now use municipal parking spaces on Park Place West as a temporary location for library operations after receiving authorization from the Cranbury Township Committee. The township committee approved the temporary measure through a resolution at an Aug. 10 committee meeting. Committee members will have to review this particular authorization again…
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Dredging of Brainerd Lake still anticipated for this fall
The coronavirus pandemic has not altered the plan to dredge Brainerd Lake. As of right now, the project is still scheduled to start and be completed in the fall. The lake is located near the center of downtown Cranbury and also feeds into Cranbury Brook where there is a dam. “An exact start date has…
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Petty Road’s full reconstruction moves forward after approval of Toll Brothers application
The entire length of Petty Road will still receive a full reconstruction after Toll Brothers representatives received the green light for an age-restricted development from Cranbury’s planning board. Toll Brothers is to reconstruct issue-plagued Petty Road and improve the road drainage as the company is scheduled to construct a 167-unit age-restricted housing project at the…
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Democrat Matt Scott, Republican Joseph Buonavolonta to face off in November general election
Democrat Matt Scott and Republican Joseph Buonavolonta will compete in November for the open seat on the Cranbury Township Committee after running unopposed in the 2020 Democratic and Republican primaries. The open township committee seat carries a three-year term. Scott is seeking re-election to his seat, while Buonavolonta is running to serve his first term…
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Community reaches out to help victims of Cranbury Pizza fire
The building that housed several residents and Cranbury Pizza was destroyed by an evening fire in downtown Cranbury. Cranbury firefighters, on June 19, battled the fire at Cranbury Pizza at the restaurant building located at 63 N. Main St. Firefighters responded to an initial call at 6:38 p.m. of fire at the building location. According…
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Cranbury notified by DOT of reinvestigation into Monroe truck ban ordinance
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) will reexamine Monroe Township’s potential weight restriction for Cranbury Station Road. The weight restriction is part of Monroe’s truck ban ordinance enforcing no more than 8 tons on commercial trucks that are permitted to travel on Cranbury Station Road. For the ban to go into effect it needs…
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Memorial Day ceremonies in Cranbury are ready to honor fallen soldiers in a different way
The ceremony will be slightly different from previous years when Cranbury Township honors those who have fallen in service of America’s armed forces during Memorial Day in 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing, the annual Memorial Day parade taking pace on May 25 won’t have families, residents and children gathered together on…
