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Glen Ridge has been was paying Montclair to pump its water at the 2015 rate. Now, in April 2023, an increase is finally happening.

New Princeton administrator officially appointed New Princeton administrator officially appointed The Princeton Council has unanimously approved hiring South Brunswick Township Manager Bernard Hvozdovic Jr. to replace former Princeton Municipal Administrator Marc Dashield, who retired earlier this month. The Princeton Council appointed Hvozdovic, who will assume his new duties May 3, at its April 12 meeting. He will be paid $210,000 for 2021. His salary will increase to $220,000 for 2022 under...

Bernard Hvozdovic Jr. The Princeton Council unanimously voted Monday night to approve the hiring of the new municipal administrator, Bernard Hvozdovic Jr. Hvozdovic, the current administrator for South Brunswick Township, will receive $220,000 per year beginning in January of 2022. This year his annual salary will be $210,000, pro-rated to reflect his May start date. Hvozdovic will start his new job on or about May 3. The details of the contract were left off the council agenda on Monday night...

LOOSE ENDS 4/16: Bob Bruschi By Pam Hersh Bob is back, not for long, but just long enough for Princeton to benefit from his wise and wry words, as well as his laser-focused ability to get things done by cutting through cliché-filled speeches and cutting down on daily Zoom meetings. Serving as acting administrator for Princeton is Bob Bruschi, who was the administrator of Princeton Borough for 13 years and of consolidated Princeton for two years. He supposedly retired six years ago, but Princet...

The Dinky train traveling along the rail cooridor between Princeton and Princeotn Junction. File photo. NJ Transit’s year-long Princeton transitway study is currently underway. The study is looking at the Princeton Branch right of way and travel connections to the branch, a 2.7-mile rail line that connects Princeton with Princeton Junction. The two-car train known as the Dinky currently runs along a single track in the right of way and is the shortest scheduled commuter rail line in the Unite...

South Brunswick township manager transfers to Princeton as municipal administrator South Brunswick township manager transfers to Princeton as municipal administrator Bernard Hvozdovic Jr. Bernard Hvozdovic Jr., Esq., has been selected to serve as the new municipal administrator in Princeton, leaving South Brunswick after 10 years. The official appointment was scheduled to take place at the next Princeton Council meeting on April 12. Hvozdovic has served as South Brunswick township manager sinc...

Bernard Hvozdovic Jr. Bernard Hvozdovic Jr., the manager of South Brunswick Township, has been named the new administrator of Princeton. He will begin his new job on or about May 3. Hvozdovic, a Kingston resident and graduate of South Brunswick High School, has served as the manager for South Brunswick since 2011. Previously, he worked as a lawyer, running his own law firm. “Princeton has been my second home for over 40 years, as I have lived just over the border in South Brunswick,” Hvozd...

Dashield honored on retirement as Princeton administrator Dashield honored on retirement as Princeton administrator If Princeton Municipal Administrator Marc Dashield thought he could retire very quietly, he was sadly mistaken when current and former Princeton Council members and municipal staff gathered online to send him off into the next chapter of his life. Dashield, whose retirement took effect April 1, was praised for his good nature and calm presence by well-wishers that also included c...

The municipality of Princeton is facing a budget shortfall of $2.7 million for 2021. Staff members are looking for areas where the proposed budget could be cut, but taxpayers could see a tax rate increase of up to two percent if savings are not found. Last year, the municipal tax rate was 49 cents per $100 of assessed property value. The owner of a home assessed at the 2020 town average of $838,562 paid $4,277 in municipal property taxes in addition to school and county taxes last year. Adm...

Company set to provide WiFi to affordable housing developments in Princeton lacked required contractor certificate The Princeton Council is going back out to bid to seek a vendor to bring Internet access to residents of the affordable housing developments owned or managed by the Princeton Housing Authority and Princeton Community Housing. The Princeton Council rejected the sole bid for a contract to provide Internet service to the affordable housing developments at its Jan. 19 meeting. The comp...