The former Westminster Choir College property on Walnut Lane, across the street from Princeton High School, was officially acquired by the Municipality of Princeton on April 1. The town filed an action for eminent domain in Mercer County Superior Court on Jan. 14. Eminent domain allows the government to take private property for public use […]

LEA KAHN, Staff Writer – Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:02:20 +0000

Students from Bear Tavern Elementary School got up close and personal with the Hopewell Township Police Department’s (HTPD) drone unit. Township officers were able to teach students in a lesson outside about the drone technology, its uses, and how the department deploys the drones from their drone unit to aid police work and the community […]

ANDREW HARRISON, Staff Writer – Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Cranbury property owners face a slight increase in school taxes with a projected $23.3 million budget for the 2025-26 school year. On March 19, the nine-member school board voted unanimously to approve the tentative budget moving it forward in the budget process to receive review and approval from the county superintendent before a public hearing […]

ANDREW HARRISON, Staff Writer – Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000

The Lawrence Township Council has come out in opposition to a planned sewer line through Colonial Lake Park that would potentially threaten several specimen trees in the park. The Township Council adopted a resolution at its March 18 meeting stating its opposition to installing a new sewer line – as proposed by the Ewing Lawrence […]

LEA KAHN, Staff Writer – Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Small in size but rich in history, Lewisville Road – a narrow road that connects Princeton Pike and Franklin Corner Road – has received recognition as the earliest Black community in Lawrence Township. A plaque explaining Lewisville Road’s historical importance was unveiled at a ceremony March 25 that drew about 60 people, including a handful […]

LEA KAHN, Staff Writer – Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000