Princeton Council
Princeton Council applies for state bicycle grant
The Princeton Council has approved a grant application for funding to construct a grade-separated bicycle lane along Hamilton Avenue, between Moore Street and Linden Lane. The grant application will be submitted to the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s 2026 Bikeways program for the Hamilton Avenue Bikeway – Moore to Linden project. The town will learn […]
Council approves Experience Princeton budget
Princeton Council has adopted the special improvement (SID)’s $461,000 fiscal year budget for the 2025-26 year. Council President Mia Sacks, Councilwoman Michelle Pirone Lambros, Councilman David Cohen, Councilwoman Leticia Fraga, and Councilman Leighton Newlin voted “yes” to approve the budget for the year. Councilman Brian McDonald was absent from the meeting. “We see a growth […]
Street trees to be planted in Princeton
More than 100 trees will be planted on streets and in parks around town, including Cherry Hill Road, Cherry Valley Road, Moore Street and Walnut Lane in the next few weeks. The Princeton Council awarded a contract for $57,322 to Clarke Moynihan Landscaping and Construction LLC to plant 130 trees. The Andover-based company was one […]
Staying ‘woke’ is necessary
Celebrating love, acceptance and freedom, the Pride flag flies once again at Monumental Hall as Princeton kicks off Pride Month. Princeton officials, local organizations, and community members gathered together near the flagpole at Monument Hall in Princeton for Princeton’s annual Pride flag raising ceremony on May 31. The municipality partnered with HiTOPS, a nonprofit organization […]
Jefferson Road and Terhune Road to become four-way stop intersection
The intersection of Jefferson Road and Terhune Road will become a four-way stop intersection. A stop sign has been in place on Terhune Road, and now the Princeton Council approved an ordinance to add a stop sign on Jefferson Road. This means vehicles traveling on both streets must come to a complete stop at the […]
‘This is just another way’
Princeton school district officials have signed off on an agreement with the Municipality of Princeton to share in the revenue that the town will receive from the developer of an 80-unit age-restricted affordable housing development on Thanet Circle, off Terhune Road. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education ratified the shared services agreement at its […]
Princeton Council to share PILOT with school district
The Princeton Council has agreed to share with the Princeton Public Schools some of the revenue it is slated to receive from the developer of the 80-unit affordable senior citizen development on Thanet Circle, off Terhune Road. The Princeton Council approved a resolution at its May 12 meeting authorizing the shared services agreement with the […]
‘The job found me’
When Municipal Clerk Dawn Mount was growing up, working for town government was the last thing she had in mind for a career. Mount wanted to work on Wall Street in New York City. With an eye toward a career in business, she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Monmouth University. She was […]
Princeton Council adopts $14.1 million bond ordinance
Princeton officials are going shopping. The Princeton Council recently approved a $14.1 million bond ordinance that provides money to purchase equipment for various departments – from the police department to the recreation department and even the Princeton Public Library, which it supports. The bond ordinance earmarks $224,000 to update the Princeton Police Department’s body-worn cameras […]