Tag: Stony Brook
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Mercer, Somerset counties impacted by Tropical Storm Ida
Editor’s note: As of 4:15 p.m. Sept. 2, Cherry Valley, Princeton Kingston, Alexander, Washington and Rosedale roads in Princeton were reopened. The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida dumped several inches of rain on Mercer County, resulting in flooding as the Stony Brook, Little Bear Brook, the Shabakunk Creek and the Delaware & Raritan Canal…
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Flooding in Princeton, Montgomery and West Windsor caused by Tropical Storm Henri
The remnants of Tropical Storm Henri dumped several inches of rain on Mercer County, resulting in flooding as the Stony Brook, Little Bear Brook and the Delaware & Raritan Canal overflowed their banks in Princeton, West Windsor and Montgomery Aug. 22. Motorists were forced to follow detours after police set up barricades and traffic cones…
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D&R Greenway preserves 315th property since its founding three decades ago
As 2021 unfurls, D&R Greenway Land Trust celebrates its newest milestone: permanent preservation of its 315TH property since its 1989 founding. “Preserving land is our first priority in a state that is the most densely populated in the nation,” Linda Mead, president and CEO, said in a prepared statement. “This noble work provides benefits to…
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Family Camp session at Watershed Institute provides environmental outreach
Klaython Pelaez is on the hunt – intent on catching a grasshopper in his cupped hand as he runs through the thick grass near Wargo Pond on the watershed reserve. Fizzing with anticipation, he shrieks as a grasshopper jumps just out of his reach. “I always tell the kids the animals are hiding,” said Zoltan…
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Alexander Street to reopen after bridge work completed
Alexander Street, which has been closed since November 2019 for three simultaneous bridge replacement projects, is expected to reopen by May 15, New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) and Mercer County officials announced on May 7. The target date to reopen the three bridges was April 20, but underground utility work that needed to be…