Two Princeton Towns in New Jersey Vote to Merge Governments

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Voters in the two New Jersey towns that share the Princeton name with the Ivy League university approved a ballot measure to merge.

The proposal to combine the 1.9-square-mile Princeton Borough, which includes the downtown shopping and dining area, and the surrounding 16.6-square-mile Princeton Township passed in the township yesterday with 3,870 in favor and 665 against, and in the borough with 1,397 for and 891 against, according to results posted on Mercer County’s website.