Tag: Cranbury Township
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Cranbury Township officials fund municipal operations for 2021
The Cranbury Township Committee unanimously adopted a $12.95 million municipal budget to fund the township for 2021. The adoption of the budget occurred on March 22. Mayor Mike Ferrante, Deputy Mayor Barbara Rogers, Township Committeeman Matt Scott and Township Committeewoman Evelyn Spann voted “yes” on the measure. Township Committeeman Jay Taylor voted ‘no’ against the…
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Cranbury Township Committee approves pre-qualifications for Brainerd Lake project bidders
As Cranbury Township prepares once again to go out to bid for the dredging of Brainerd Lake, a public hearing was held on proposed bidder pre-qualifications regulations for the project. The Cranbury Township Committee voted to approve a resolution on the regulations at a Township Committee meeting on April 12. Additionally, the Township Committee also…
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Majority of Cranbury School students set for in-person learning to finish out school year
As the Cranbury School District prepares for the end of the 2020-21 school year, 80% of district students will participate in in-person instruction. The district administration announced last month that the Cranbury School would be expanding in-person learning to Wednesdays starting March 24. Since the presentation by Superintendent Susan Genco and Assistant Principal Michele Waldron…
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Cranbury Pizza reopens nine moths after fire
March 23 was “like Christmas morning” in the Taylor household. “I have 7-year-old twin boys and a 12-year-old daughter. For months they asked, ‘When are they opening?’ When it happened they got up at 8 a.m. and asked, ‘Are we having pizza for breakfast?’ ” Councilman Jay Taylor said. Cranbury Pizza reopened on March 23…
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Cranbury School District adds Wednesdays to in-person learning
The Cranbury School District will be expanding in-person learning to Wednesdays starting March 24. During the school year, Wednesdays each week have been fully remote learning days to allow for deep cleaning of the school building. “We have been intensely monitoring our local conditions in an effort to safely increase in-person learning opportunities for our…
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Cranbury Township to hold work session on new marijuana laws
The Cranbury Township Committee will conduct a work session next week to discuss the municipality’s next steps regarding the new marijuana laws legalizing cannabis, which were signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy in late February. The Township Committee on March 22 is set go through the township options and begin discussions on whether they…
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Teachers, Cranbury BOE unable to finalize agreement on new teacher contract
The Cranbury Board of Education and Cranbury Education Association are currently at an impasse in negotiations for a new teacher contract in the district. As of March 9, an agreement had not been finalized. The Board of Education and Education Association could not come to an agreement when both parties participated in a March 4…
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Police chief notifies Cranbury community about new laws for marijuana
The Cranbury Police Department joined other departments statewide in informing their communities about the recently signed legislation decriminalizing marijuana. Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation legalizing and decriminalizing recreational marijuana on Feb. 22. Some police departments in Middlesex County and Mercer County have been voicing concerns regarding certain aspects of the new laws, specifically the prohibiting…
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Opinion: New marijuana laws ‘ill conceived’ in relation to minors
Recently, New Jersey enacted a law that deals with underage possession of marijuana and alcohol forbidding parents from being informed at the first offense. Under the law, police are legally prohibited from informing parents about their child being caught underage drinking or with marijuana. The second and third offense allows them to inform the parents,…
