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A Community Bulletin

Road Construction Update: A portion of Mountain Avenue will be closed for roughly two months on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. starting next Monday, June 25. According to Princeton Township engineer Robert Kiser, the closure is necessary in order to conduct drainage improvements as well as road construction on the stretch between Quarry Lane and the Great Road. The road will also be closed some Saturdays, Mr. Kiser said. The Township is urging drivers to use alternate routes. (MH)

The Princeton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment continued last Wednesday to deliberate on a proposal to build "Elements," a 78-seat restaurant at the corner of Leigh Avenue and Bayard Lane, at the site of the former Stefanelli's Automotive. Because of common principals, the restaurant proposal is tied to a plan to build a Bank of Princeton branch at the former Mike's Tavern location a block to the north, at the corner of Bayard Lane and Birch Avenue. Ten spaces of the restaurant's required 26 parking spaces will be located at the bank parking during evening hours, when the bank is closed, with the remaining 16 spaces built on the restaurant site. The zoning board did not offer a final decision on the application, and is scheduled to hold another hearing for both proposals at Township Hall on June 27 at 7:30 p.m. A public comment period is scheduled for that meeting. (MH)

Princeton Regional Board of Education has announced that it will hold a Facilities/Finance Workshop, Wednesday, July 11, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and a Personnel/Program Workshop on Wednesday, July 25, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Both workshops are open to the public and will take place in the Valley Road Administration Building. Their purpose is to discuss committee goals for the 2007-08 school year.

In other public school news, the Princeton Charter School has announced its schedule of regular monthly board of trustees meetings for the 2007-08 school year, beginning July 18. The meetings will take place at the school at 100 Bunn Drive. The board will meet in closed session from 7 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. and then hold a public session from 7:45 p.m. For more information, call (609) 924-0575.

The Mercer County Improvement Authority will host its Household Chemicals and Electronics Waste Day June 23, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the John T. Dempster Fire School at 350 Bakers Basin/Lawrence Station Road in Lawrence Township. All Mercer County residents are asked to bring hazardous materials and electronic items. The MCIA is asking that residents not bring: latex paint; heating oil; infectious waste; radioactive materials; explosives; munitions; railroad ties; asbestos; agent orange 2,4,5-T; dioxin; tires; metal and wood fencing; and fluorescent light bulbs.

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