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Flag Day: Thursday, June 14, 2012 starting at 12:00PM, the Plaza at Princeton Township Hall on Witherspoon Street.

On Saturday, May 19 from 10am to 2pm the Princeton Human Services Department, in conjunction with the Princeton Township and Princeton Borough Police Departments, The Princeton Recreation Department, and Greater Mercer TMA, will be hosting the second annual Community Bike Rodeo at 400 Witherspoon St.

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Redistricting in New Jersey. Guests include Liz Muoio, Chair of the Mercer County Democratic Committee, Dudley Siprelle, Chairman of the Princeton Republican Committee, Chad Goerner Mayor of Princeton Township and Kamal Khanna, Council President of West Windsor TownshipCast: Princeton Community TelevisionTags:

Agenda attached.

Strolling through Princeton at night in the coming weeks, people may be wondering about the lovely luminaries lining the sidewalks and paths in Palmer Square, on Princeton University campus, along the Princeton Township building and other areas of Princeton. The lights are part of the Womanspace Communities of Light campaign to express solidarity with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

In a town hall meeting with Princeton Township Mayor Chad Goerner and Princeton Borough Council member Kevin Wilkes, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie congratulated the two Princetons on the recent vote in favor of consolidation.

“We have to start not just talking about challenging the status quo, but actually challenging it,” Christie said, calling the Princetons an example for the rest of the state.

Meeting to begin planning consolidation process.

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With the addition of Princeton and South Brunswick, two historically Democratic voting blocs, into the Republican-dominated 16^th district, candidates for the New Jersey State Legislature found themselves discussing new issues at Tuesday’s forum in Princeton Township’s Municipal Court.

October 24, 2011 beginning at 7:00p.m.,  Township Committee will hear a special presentation from Daphne Kenyon, (Click here to see her attached Bio) co-author of a white paper entitled,"Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Balancing Municipal and Non-profit Interests".  You may view the full report here: Click Here.    
 Please come to this meeting and voice your opinion.

On Saturday, October 29 2011, the Princeton Township Police will be participating in the nation- wide prescription drug turn-in, known as “Operation Take Back New Jersey”.
From 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Princeton residents can come to the drop-off location in the lobby of the Princeton Township Police Headquarters at 1 Valley Rd. and turn in unused, unwanted and expired prescription and over the counter drugs with no questions asked.

A forum over consolidation, hosted last night by the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO), launched with a look at what makes this year's proposal different from previous attempts at bringing the Borough and Township together.

Shortly after 3pm this afternoon, a car crashed into the exit doors at McCaffrey's supermarket in the Princeton Shopping Center.

The Princeton Township Police Department reports that the driver,  David Isaacs of Hillsborough, had to be extricated from the car by the Rescue Squad.  He was taken to the Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

The League of Women Voters presents a Candidates Forum for the 16th Legislative District.
The six candidates for the newly realigned 16th legislative district will participate in a forum.

Republican and Democratic candidates for the New Jersey State Legislature's 16th  District will debate and answer questions from the audience at a public forum. Princeton and South Brunswick are new to the 16th  District and to its incumbents and their challengers.

The Princeton Township Police Department Youth Academy is a program designed to provide its participants with firsthand knowledge of the duties and responsibilities that are required of a Princeton Township Police Officer. The Academy will involve classroom activities, hands on techniques, and police demonstrations.

Join a conversation about the proposed consolidation of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township.
Speaker:  Valerie Haynes, Vice Chair, Princeton Consolidation/Shared Services Study Commission
Representatives from the Consolidation Commission and the Center for Government Research will attend.
A Princeton Future Open Meeting

In The Bloodmobile: Valley Rd. Parking Lot Princeton Twp. Police Entrance

Ben Dworkin, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics will discuss Congressional Redistricting: Likely Winners and Losers
The meeting is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the Princeton Area League of Women Voters

On Monday, September 26 - 7:00PM - 8:00PM, Princeton Community TV will televise a live debate among candidates for Princeton Township Committee co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and AllPrinceton.com.  Video of the debate will be archived on the websites of all three sponsors.

The Princeton Township Committee and Princeton Borough Council will hold a Special Joint Meeting on Monday, July 25, 2011 beginning at 7:00 pm, Main Meeting Room, 400 Witherspoon Street to discuss the following issues:
1. Landfill solar project - Status Report
2. Consolidation study - Final Report
3. Community Park Pool Bid Award
Formal action may be taken.

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.