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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 since 2011 and will be starting as Princeton administrator around May 3. Prior to becoming the manager i...

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 community members at the March 30 Zoom meeting. Former Mayor Liz Lempert was the first of many to com...

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. Administrator Marc Dashield said the town is already using $2 million from surplus funds in the budget....

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 specific improvements to roadway design standards, traffic signal policies, street lighting policies an...

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 choice in mind, they also want to switch the direction of South Tulane Street, which has been a one-...