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Planning Board Questions Plans for Parking and Electric Vehicle Charging at Princeton Middle School

Plans for new construction at the Princeton Middle School and Littlebrook Elementary were discussed by the Princeton Planning Board at their meeting on September 25. Both schools will be getting major additions, which have been funded by a school bond … Continue reading

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New Princeton Police Chief Agrees That Number of Speeding Tickets Issued Has Dropped “Drastically” Since 2019.

Speaking at a Princeton Council meeting on Monday night, Princeton Police Captain Matthew Solovay responded to a recent ‘Walkable Princeton’ report showing that the number of speeding tickets issued by local cops has dropped by 85% since 2019. (Report from … Continue reading

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Princeton Police Now Issuing Less Than One Quarter As Many Speeding Tickets as Before Pandemic

On Tuesday night, September 23, Princeton Council will review the Princeton Police Reports for the months of July 2025 and August 2025. Anyone who pays attention to these police reports will have noticed an extraordinary fact: they show that Princeton … Continue reading

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Princeton Zoning Board Approves New Construction With Laundromat at 254 Witherspoon Street

The Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a proposal to construct a new addition to the building at 254 Witherspoon St. The new building would allow an extension of the JZ&D architecture practice, which is already housed at the … Continue reading

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New Bike Program for Kids, “Girls In Gear”, Starting This Week at Community Park Elementary School

A new program for girls in Princeton will launch next week at Community Park Elementary School. “Girls In Gear”, a non-profit with chapters in multiple states, will bring their unique curriculum of ‘life skills through bike skills’ to young riders, … Continue reading

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Sustainable Princeton Offering Prizes for Walking and Cycling in September Through “Walk ’n Roll Challenge”

Local non-profit ‘Sustainable Princeton’ is aiming to encourage residents to give their car a rest during the month of September. They are organizing a “Walk ’n Roll Challenge”, and the participants who log the most miles on foot or by … Continue reading

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Outcry From Seniors Blocks Effort To Extend Princeton Jitney Bus Route to the Dinky Rail Station

Princeton Council has indefinitely postponed a proposed pilot program to run the town’s ‘Muni’ shuttle bus to the Princeton Dinky rail station. The matter came up with discussion of a resolution for funding the jitney program, at the Council meeting … Continue reading

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Former Princeton Fire Chief Unhappy About Plan For Affordable Housing At Chestnut Street Firehouse

The first objections to Princeton’s ‘Fourth Round’ affordable housing plan have emerged, just weeks after Council gave it their approval (Report via ‘Town Topics’: “Affordable Housing Plan Gets Official Approval And Positive Feedback“). Although the plan was praised for its … Continue reading

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‘Ciclovia’ Block Party in Princeton this Sunday, With Discussion of Future of Westminster Choir College Site

Princeton Arts Council and Sustainable Princeton are among the sponsors of a community block party taking place on Sunday, June 22 on Walnut Lane. The event is called ‘Ciclovia’, the Spanish term for when streets are opened on a temporary … Continue reading

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Town of Princeton Embraces ‘Smart Growth’ With Proposed Sites For New Affordable Housing

The town of Princeton has completed a new Housing Plan to identify where state-mandated affordable housing will be built in the 10-year period from 2025 – 2035. Along with hundreds of other towns in New Jersey, Princeton has been racing … Continue reading

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