Tag: Wiggins Street
-
Cause of Wiggins Street fire still undetermined
The cause of a fire on Jan. 10 at 37 Wiggins St. that left three families homeless has not been determined, according to Michael Yeh, the director of Emergency Services. The fire started in a void on the third floor and spread to the attic, Yeh said. Fire investigators have not been able to find…
-
Update: Wiggins Street fire displaces residents of three condos
Three households have been left homeless by a fire that started in the third-floor condominium at 37 Wiggins St. around 3 p.m. Jan. 10. The fire, which went to a second alarm, cause heavy fire damage to the third-floor condominium, as well as smoke and water damage. The condominiums on the first and second floors…
-
Fire breaks out at condo on Wiggins Street
The third floor condominium at 37 Wiggins St. sustained heavy fire damage when a fire broke out around 3 p.m. Jan. 10. The remainder of the building suffered smoke and water damage, and was declared uninhabitable. The Princeton Fire Department was assisted by fire companies from surrounding towns. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
-
Robeson-Wiggins-Hamilton corridor study evaluates pedestrian, bicyclist safety
The Princeton Council has accepted the long-awaited Paul Robeson-Wiggins-Hamilton corridor study, which seeks to make improvements to the corridor that would make it safer for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. While the Princeton Council “accepted” traffic consultant WSP’s report at its Jan. 27 meeting, Mayor Mark Freda said he wanted to make it clear that the…
-
Resident feels Italian Americans attacked by Princeton observing Indigenous Peoples Day rather than Columbus Day
Upset that the Princeton Council allegedly canceled Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day, which both fall on the second Monday in October, the council was chastised for those actions at its Sept. 30 meeting. Daniel Guerriero, who is an Italian American, lambasted the Princeton Council for the “bigotry, bias and prejudice” that it…
-
Businesses owners do not want Witherspoon Street closed to traffic
Aiming to refine what residents would like a refurbished Witherspoon Street to look like – now that the town has a $610,000 state grant in hand – the Princeton Engineering Department listened to residents and merchants at a virtual meeting designed to tease out their preferences. Five options were rolled out at the Sept. 15…
