Lea Kahn

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Staff Writer at Central Jersey Newspapers

Staff Writer at Princeton Packet

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Princeton Police blotter

2 weeks ago | centraljersey.media | Lea Kahn

A 35-year-old Martinsville woman was charged with shoplifting for allegedly taking various items without paying for them and putting them in her bags in a store on State Road on April 29. She was processed and taken to the Mercer County Correction Center. A 41-year-old Rahway man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle stop on Nassau Street for obstructing the passage of other vehicles at 3:58 a.m., April 28.
Speed limit reduced on Cherry Hill Road

2 weeks ago | centraljersey.media | Lea Kahn

The speed limit on Cherry Hill Road, between Route 206/State Road and a point nearly 600 feet north of Foulet Drive, has been reduced to 35 miles per hour. The Princeton Council approved an ordinance to reduce the speed limit from 40 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour at its April 14 meeting. It will match the speed limit on the rest of Cherry Hill Road, which is 35 miles per hour to its intersection with Cherry Valley Road.
Landscape company to restore forest at Community Park North

2 weeks ago | centraljersey.media | Lea Kahn

The Princeton Council awarded a contract for $566,153 to a landscaping company to recreate a forest in a section of Community Park North. Clarke Moynihan Landscaping and Construction LLC, which was one of two bidders for the job, was awarded the contract at the Princeton Council’s April 14 meeting. The reforestation project is being funded by a $552,000 Natural Climate Solutions grant, plus additional funding from the town.
Fire department study presentation rescheduled for May 6

2 weeks ago | centraljersey.media | Lea Kahn

A special subcommittee of the Lawrence Township Public Safety Coordinating Committee that was formed to study fire and emergency services is expected to make a presentation at the Township Council’s May 6 meeting. The presentation was set for the Township Council’s April 15 meeting, but the presenter was unable to attend. Lawrence Township officials advertised for a request for proposals for a study in December 2024.
Salamander Crossing Brigade notch up 168 saves

2 weeks ago | centraljersey.media | Lea Kahn

With a little help from their friends, 168 spotted salamanders made it safely across Herrontown Road over a few “big nights” – shorthand for migration nights. That was the report delivered to the Princeton Council by Princeton High School students Carina He and Bhavya Yaddanapudi, who are members of the all-volunteer Salamander Crossing Brigade.
Meeting set to discuss Lawrence Community Center future

2 weeks ago | centraljersey.media | Lea Kahn

A public meeting focusing on the future uses of the Lawrence Community Center has been set for May 13 at Lawrence High School on Princeton Pike. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. with a history of the Lawrence Community Center, which is located at 295 Eggerts Crossing Road. It will be followed by an hour-long town meeting and workshop at 7 p.m.The meeting grew out of the Mayor’s Task Force on the Future of the Lawrence Community Center.
ICE conducts targeted activity in Hopewell Township

2 weeks ago | centraljersey.media | Lea Kahn

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were reported to have conducted targeted activity in Hopewell Township near the Hopewell Borough border on April 29, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. A vehicle had been stopped in Hopewell Borough and two persons were detained, police said.
Police report real estate scam

2 weeks ago | centraljersey.media | Lea Kahn

A scammer attempted to list and sell a home belonging to a victim through a real estate broker in an incident of identity theft and fraud that was reported April 11, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The victim, who had returned home from vacation, reported receiving a letter in the mail from Coldwell Banker Realty in Princeton, advising that the victim’s property had been listed for sale with the agency, police said.
Hopewell Township Police blotter

2 weeks ago | centraljersey.media | Lea Kahn

A Philadelphia woman was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and other violations after she was stopped by police on Route 579 near Church Road at 1:51 a.m., April 21. She was processed and released. A Lodi man was arrested on an active National Crime Information Center (NCIC) warrant from Georgia for vehicular homicide following a traffic stop on Route 31 near Mine Road April 17. He was also charged with contempt and driving while suspended.
Trenton men charged in shooting incident

2 weeks ago | centraljersey.media | Lea Kahn

Two Trenton men face robbery and weapons charges after a shooting incident on Stonicker Drive that injured one man, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Police officers were sent to a Stonicker Drive home shortly before 6 p.m. on March 28 to investigate a report of a shooting incident at the home. The police officers found a 19-year-old victim who had been shot in the shoulder following a physical confrontation with the two men, who allegedly tried to steal money.