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An advisory wing of the Regional Planning Board of Princeton last Wednesday declined to endorse Planning Board approval of a proposed 5,523-square-foot expansion of the building that currently houses Judy King Interiors at 44 Spring Street in Princeton Borough. The applicant, Kathleen Casey, Inc., is looking to demolish 1,196 square feet of the existing 2,170-square-foot existing masonry and stucco building, and add a four-story addition with a basement. Members of the advisory committee — the Site Plan Review Advisory Board — were critical from the outset, worrying about the overall impact of the proposed height and mass of the building on Tulane and Spring streets. “We don’t have the authority to turn this down, but we can recommend it be turned down,” said SPRAB chair William Wolfe. (MH)

Princeton High School will host its class of 1957 at a homecoming celebration this weekend. The class will present the high school with a replica of the school tower. The homecoming football game will be played this Saturday, October 20, at 2 p.m., and the PHS homecoming dance will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is $10 and guests must be registered in the school’s main office by 3 p.m., Thursday, October 18. For more information, call (609) 806-4280.

The Princeton Community Democratic Organization will host a public presentation on marriage equality in New Jersey this Sunday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Suzanne Patterson Senior Center, located behind Princeton Borough Hall. The speaker will be Steven Goldstein, chair and CEO of Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s largest grassroots political action organization supporting equal rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community. Discussion items will include the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision regarding civil unions, the Legislature’s response, and the ensuing activist movement. A question and answer period will follow. For more information, visit www.princetondems.org.

Sustainable Princeton, an initiative of the Princeton Environmental Commission, will host a workshop, “Toward a Greener Future,” next Wednesday, October 24, at 7 p.m., at Princeton High School. The workshop is part of an ongoing community-wide effort to develop a sustainable community plan that encompasses a long-term vision, an action plan, and a way to track progress toward achieving sustainable lifestyles and development in Princeton Borough and Township. Compact fluorescent light bulbs will be given out free to all attendees, as well as cookies from the Whole Earth Center, coffee from Small World Coffee, and focaccia from Witherspoon Bread Company.

The Mercer County Improvement Authority will host an Electronic Waste Recycling Day this Saturday, October 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., for County residents who would like to recycle used electronics. The event will take place, rain or shine, in the parking lot of Sovereign Bank Arena. No registration is necessary, but the event is open to Mercer County residents only, and attendees will need to show proof of residency, such as a driver’s license. Visit www.mcia-nj.com for a list of acceptable items. No commercial or industrial waste will be accepted, nor will household chemicals be accepted. For questions or more information, call (609) 278-8086 or visit www.mcia-nj.com.

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