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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...

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...

Vision Zero Task Force formed to reduce traffic crash injuries, fatalities Vision Zero Task Force formed to reduce traffic crash injuries, fatalities Traffic accidents claimed the lives of three pedestrians and injured 78 people in Princeton between 2015 and 2019 – but if the Vision Zero Task Force has its way, pedestrian deaths and serious injuries will be a thing of the past. The Princeton Council has authorized the creation of the Vision Zero Task Force, which aims to present a set of spe...

The view on South Tulane Steet as you approach Nassau Street. Photo: Krystal Knapp. Witherspoon Street will remain a one-way street from Nassau Street to Spring Street as part of an attempt to create a more vibrant and pedestrian-friendly downtown in Princeton. Elected officials had to make a choice between having traffic flow south to north or north to south on Witherspoon as part of the plan, and opted for the current south to north configuration that has been in place since June. With that ...

UpdatedTue, Feb 9, 2021 at 12:46 pm ET Reply Due to a statewide shortage of vaccines, the clinics run by Princeton will be suspended temporarily beginning Feb. 13. (Shutterstock) PRINCETON, NJ — Beginning Feb. 13 the COVID-19 vaccine clinics run by Princeton Health Department will be put on hold due to statewide shortage of vaccines, Mayor Mark Freda announced. The township has also stopped adding more people to the Princeton vaccine waitlists. "The State has informed Mercer County municipa...

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.LEA KAHN/STAFF 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 moto...

Princeton Council buys new mobile data terminals for police Princeton Council buys new mobile data terminals for police The Princeton Council approved the purchase at its Jan. 19 meeting. The new mobile data terminals will replace the mobile data terminals in the patrol cars because they have not been, and cannot be, updated to the new operating system, officials said. Last year, the Princeton Police Department moved ahead with the purchase and installation of a new in-car camera system for al...

The Princeton Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve three agreements for consultants, voted to approve more than $100,000 in police equipment, and rejected the lone bid for the proposed community WiFi project. Alison Mueller, who was Mayor Mark Freda’s campaign communications manager during his mayoral campaign, will be paid up to $36,000 this year to produce the mayor and council newsletters. Mueller will be paid $75 an hour. Access Princeton, a town communications department, ...

LOOSE ENDS 1/22: Jack Morrison × By Pam Hersh The last time I saw Princeton businessman and entrepreneur Jack Morrison was at the gym – one year ago. A few weeks prior to the gym encounter, I had interviewed Jack, along with Chef Nicolas Demurge, at Jack’s most recent Princeton restaurant endeavor, the French bistro Kristine’s. Located in the heart of Princeton at Hinds Plaza, aka Library Plaza, Kristine’s, thanks to Chef Demurge’s culinary skills and business background, gre...