Mercer County will transfer ownership of the 142-acre Herrontown Woods Arboretum in Princeton to the municipality, Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes announced yesterday. The wooded park contains numerous hiking trails as well as the Veblen House...
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Krystal KnappMontgomery Township will preserve 34 acres of land near Hopewell
Montgomery Township is under contract to purchase a 34 acre property on the south side of Route 518 near the western border of the township between Hollow & Spring Hill Roads. This property had been targeted for preservation on Montgomery’s open...
NJDEP rejects PennEast pipeline permit application
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has rejected a permit application for the PennEast Company’s proposed $1 billion natural gas pipeline because of deficiencies in the application. PennEast had requested more time to address...
PSEG to shut down Mercer coal plant tomorrow
The Public Service Enterprise Group of Newark (PSEG) will shut down its Mercer Generating Station in Hamilton and its Hudson Generating Station tomorrow, June 1. The stations are the last two coal-fired power plants the company operates in New...
Black bear spotted this weekend in Lawrenceville
It’s that time of year again. Black bears have been spotted roaming in Central New Jersey in the last few weeks. The latest sighting of a black bear in our area was on Carter Road in Lawrenceville this weekend. Black bears are native to New...
Groundbreaking for Princeton solar project set for June 5
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new three-megawatt solar array at the site of a former municipal landfill on River Road in Princeton will be held on Monday, June 5. The River Road solar array project has been in the works for several years, but...
Final 20 acres of St. Michaels Farm Preserve purchased in Hopewell
The final 20 acres of the St. Michaels Farm Preserve in Hopewell have been purchased with funding from several private donors and the Mercer County open space program. More than $600,000 was raised to purchase the land that serves as the pedestrian...
An open letter to Mercer County and Princeton officials regarding the Veblen House
We the undersigned are calling on Mercer County and Princeton to avert a great tragedy. The Veblen House and the Veblen cottage — two buildings of national historic merit — are being considered for demolition in eastern Princeton’s first...
Community ContributorSomerset Freeholders to oppose Transco gas line application
The Somerset County Board of Freeholders is seeking to become an intervenor in a Federal Regulatory Commission application filed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company to build a compressor station in Franklin Township . In March, the company...
58 acres added to Sourland Mountain Preserve
Somerset County and Montgomery Township have purchased 58.25 acres of land located at the intersection of Pleasant View Road and Route 601 as part of their open space preservation programs. The property was purchased from owner W. Bryce Thompson IV...
United Way of Greater Mercer County Names New CEO
Sandra Toussaint has been named the new president and CEO of United Way of Greater Mercer County. She has been serving as interim president and CEO since October. “I welcome the opportunity to partner with local organizations to improve the quality...
Whole Earth Center Donates $3,000 to Friends of Herrontown Woods
The Whole Earth Center in downtown Princeton has donated $3,000 to the Friends of Herrontown Woods for the continuing restoration of public trails and the Veblen House. Over the past three years, volunteers have taken the lead in clearing trails...
Sustainable Princeton Names New Executive Director
The board of Sustainable Princeton has selected local non-profit consultant Molly Jones to become the group’s next executive director. For the past eight years, Jones has served as a fundraising and non-profit management consultant with the...
Princeton Open Space Group Seeks Volunteers to Help Clean Up Trails
The Friends of Princeton Open Space and the Princeton Environmental Commission are working this summer to rejuvenate the trails at the Woodfield Reservation. Work began on the Woodfield project on June 25. Thirteen volunteers have worked 10 days and...
More than 60 Acres Added to Sourland Mountain Preserve
Two land purchases will add another 63.5 acres of open space to the Sourland Mountain Preserve, bringing the total preserve area to about 6,150 acres. A partnership between Somerset County and Montgomery Township will add 59 acres to the preserve at...
FERC Grants Rehearing for Transco GSE Compressor Station in Central NJ
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted rehearings for Transco’s proposed Garden State Expansion compressor station project in Central New Jersey. The project will connect to the PennEast Pipeline. Bordentown Township and other...
The ‘Tiny Drop’ Home on Wheels Visits Princeton
The Tiny Drop, a tiny home on wheels, is making a pit stop in Princeton today as part of a road tour called “Drop in the Bucket.” You can check out the Tiny Drop at Community Park. The house is perched on a hill at the park, at the Race...
NJDEP: Lake Carnegie Fish Dying from Gill Disease
Tests conducted by officials at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife have determined that fish are dying because of a disease caused by a parasite. “The necropsies determined that the shad that...
