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Richard Woodbridge, former Township mayor and former Borough Councilman, is running for mayor of consolidated Princeton.  He says that what the municipality needs most during this period of transition is “experience, experience, experience.”

Woodbridge has the unique background of having served on the elected governments of both Princeton Township and Princeton Borough.  He also grew up in Princeton, went through the public school system, and graduated from Princeton University. 

Borough Councilman and local business owner Kevin Wilkes is hoping to serve as the first mayor of consolidated Princeton.  If elected, he said that maintaining efficiency in municipal services would be his top priority.

“My goal is to effectively implement the consolidation program to manage our community affairs as one New Princeton,” Wilkes said.  “There is a high level of expectation in our community with regards to our two forms of government, and as they merge into one Princeton there can be no let down in service delivery to our citizens.”

The Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO) formally endorsed the current deputy mayor of Princeton township Liz Lempert in her bid to become the first mayor of the unified Princeton, along with four prospective candidates for Council:Lance Liverman, Bernie Miller, Heather Howard, and Patrick Simon.

In anticipation of the first election cycle of the soon-to-be consolidated Princeton Borough and Township, Sunday’s assembly at the Jewish Center of Princeton  drew a crowd of over 500 community members and eligible voters.

At last night’s Borough Council meeting, Anne Waldron Neumann of the public citizens’ group Save the Dinky described Councilwomen Jenny Crumiller and Jo Butler as “heroines” for their stance against Princeton University’s plans to move the Dinky station.  That didn’t prevent the rest of the Borough Council from voting “Yes” on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) drawn up earlier this week between the Township, Borough, and University

After a long, arduous process of discussion and edits by Princeton Borough and Township officials, the issue of consolidation is one step closer to being on the ballot. A Wednesday evening meeting hammered out the details of a final recommendation to the governing bodies by the Consolidation Commission.  On July 25th, another joint meeting at Princeton Township Hall will discuss whether to put the consolidation question to a vote in November.

New Jersey Transit (NJT) had a chance to weigh in on the Dinky controversy at last night’s Borough Council meeting.  But when NJT representative Thomas Clark ventured the opinion that Princeton University’s proposed Arts and Transit neighborhood would help Dinky ridership, not hurt it, he was met with boos and hisses from the audience.

Dorothy Mullen, well-known in the Princeton community for masterminding the Riverside Elementary School organic garden, has been a food activist for much of her adult life.

Princeton Borough Councilman David Goldfarb is confident that he’s the right person for the job of mayor, whether it’s called simply “Princeton,” or continues as “Princeton Borough.”

In November, when Borough voters choose a new mayor to replace retiring Mayor Mildred Trotman, it is likely they – along with Township citizens - will also be asked to vote on consolidating the two Princetons.

Yina Moore’s family has been in Princeton for several generations spanning three centuries.  Her grandfather was twelve years old when he was sent from Loudon County, Virginia to make a life in New Jersey.  That was 1890.

Moore offers the story as one reason why she believes she is the best qualified of the two candidates running for the Democratic Party nomination for Borough mayor.  Primary voters go to the polls Tuesday, June 7th, facing a choice between Moore and David Goldfarb, the long-time Borough Councilman.

Princeton Borough residents are one step closer to walking down a rejuvenated Alexander Road in twenty years, after the Borough Council agreed to formally introduce for public discussion the zoning for the Arts, Education and Transit Neighborhood at a meeting on Tuesday night.  

Princeton Borough Mayor Mildred Trotman has decided not to run for office when her term expires at the end of this year.

Mayor Trotman made the announcement Saturday, at a meeting of the Executive Board of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO).  At that same meeting, Borough Councilman David Goldfarb indicated his interest in running for Mayor.  Councilman Kevin Wilkes indicated he probably would not.

Plans two years in the making for a new Community Park Pool project are finally in motion. After Tuesday’s presentation of the latest design alterations and funding plans, the Borough Council voted unanimously to approve its contribution of just over $2 million.

The Borough’s Engineering department is now finalizing the plans it has developed with consulting firm Brandstetter Carroll. These plans will be bid to contractors to begin construction just after Labor Day and be completed in May of next year.