Tag: Johnson Park School

  • Princeton to pay for installation of street lights at Rosedale Road roundabout

    Princeton to pay for installation of street lights at Rosedale Road roundabout

    The Princeton Council has agreed to pay $28,964.27 to PSE&G to cover the costs of installing seven street lights at the new roundabout at Rosedale Road and General Johnson Drive. PSE&G will own and maintain the street lights, which is “consistent with the current ownership and maintenance of street lights by PSE&G throughout the majority…

  • Johnson Park School and Littlebrook School earn sustainability honors

    Johnson Park School and Littlebrook School earn sustainability honors

    The Johnson Park School and the Littlebrook School have earned “Sustainable Jersey for Schools” bronze-level certification for 2022, based on their efforts to encourage sustainability, according to the Princeton Public Schools. Both elementary schools earned points for the school district’s basic efforts to track their energy and water usage, quantifying their carbon footprint, performing energy…

  • Rosedale Road roundabout opens a year after pedestrian fatality

    Rosedale Road roundabout opens a year after pedestrian fatality

    Rosedale Road, which was closed for nearly two months for the installation of a traffic-calming roundabout, was opened to motorists Aug. 25, according to Princeton officials. The roundabout has been installed in the middle of the intersection on Rosedale Road and General Johnson Drive, which is the entrance to the Johnson Park School, a grade K-5…

  • Rosedale Road roundabout project nears completion a year after pedestrian fatality

    Rosedale Road roundabout project nears completion a year after pedestrian fatality

    Work is nearly complete on a traffic-calming roundabout on Rosedale Road at General Johnson Drive, according to Princeton officials. The roundabout is being installed in the middle of the intersection on Rosedale Road. General Johnson Drive is the entrance to the Johnson Park School, which accommodates children in grades K-5. One set of rectangular rapid…

  • Princeton Council endorses Rosedale Road roundabout

    Princeton Council endorses Rosedale Road roundabout

    The Princeton Council has endorsed the installation of a roundabout at Rosedale Road and General Johnson Drive – as well as a reduction in the speed limit on Rosedale Road in Princeton – to improve safety for students, pedestrians and bicyclists. The Princeton Council, which approved the two resolutions at its May 23 meeting, is…

  • Bob Ginsberg Day celebrated at Johnson Park School

    Bob Ginsberg Day celebrated at Johnson Park School

    More than 200 of retired Princeton Public Schools administrator Robert Ginsberg’s closest friends – students, staff and parents – honored the longtime principal under warm, sunny skies at the Johnson Park School May 9. The highlight of the event, which marked Ginsberg’s birthday, was the formal dedication of the Robert Ginsberg Amphitheater at the elementary…

  • Princeton Public Schools praised for use of American Rescue Plan funds

    Princeton Public Schools praised for use of American Rescue Plan funds

    The American Rescue Plan (ARP), a key piece of legislation passed this past year by Congress, provided districts across the nation with much-needed funding in the recovery effort from the pandemic. Princeton Public Schools (PPS) was highlighted March 29 for their innovative use of American Rescue Plan investments to support a wide variety of programs…

  • Opinion: Princeton, county officials need to do better to improve pedestrian safety near Johnson Park School

    Opinion: Princeton, county officials need to do better to improve pedestrian safety near Johnson Park School

    Editor’s note: An 82-year-old man was killed as he crossed Rosedale Road at General Johnson Drive, and six months later that still has some parents whose children walk or ride their bicycles to the Johnson Park School upset. Two of those parents – Stephanie Oster and Leslie Fabello, who both live on Fairway Drive in…

  • Residents want safety measures on Rosedale Road

    Residents want safety measures on Rosedale Road

    Six months after an 82-year-old man was killed as he crossed Rosedale Road at General Johnson Drive, reportedly nothing has changed – and that has upset some parents whose children walk or ride their bicycles to the Johnson Park School. Two of those parents – Stephanie Oster and Leslie Fabello, who both live on Fairway…