Mercer County, New Jersey Flood Hazard Mapping Status Report for Property Owners

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1 Mercer County, New Jersey Flood Hazard Mapping Status Report for Property Owners Mercer County, New Jersey Flood Hazard Mapping Status Report for Property Owners FLOOD INSURANCE Who Should Purchase Flood Insurance? There is no Federal requirement to purchase flood insurance for structures located in the SFHA unless they are financed by a loan from a federally-regulated lending institution or when the mortgage is federally insured or guaranteed. However, FEMA recommends that property owners in at-risk areas carry flood insurance voluntarily. The National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 requires individuals in SFHAs who receive disaster assistance for flood disaster losses to real or personal property to purchase and maintain flood insurance coverage on real property for the life of the building and on personal property for as long Flood Insurance versus Disaster Assistance You are in control. Flood insurance claims are paid even if a flood is not a Presidentially declared disaster. Federal disaster assistance declarations are awarded in less than 50% of damaging floods. The average flood insurance policy costs about $600 per year. The most typical form of disaster assistance is a loan that must be repaid with interest. as they live in the dwelling. If flood insurance is not purchased and maintained, future disaster assistance will be denied. It is prudent to protect your investment with flood insurance even in low-to-moderate risk areas. Floods occur, with all too tragic frequency, in these areas as well; in fact, over 25% of all flood insurance claims are for properties outside of the SFHA. Structures in these areas are eligible for considerably lower cost coverage. Standard homeowners insurance policies do not provide coverage against flood losses. Who May Purchase a Flood Insurance Policy? Insurance through the NFIP is available to all owners and renters (including condominium associations and condominium owners) of insurable property that is not located entirely over water in a community participating in the NFIP. Insurable property includes buildings and/or their contents, including personal property. What Factors Determine Federal Flood Insurance Premiums? A number of factors determine Federal flood insurance premiums, including the amount of coverage purchased, deductible, location, age, occupancy, and type of building. For some buildings, the elevation of the lowest floor relative to the BFE is also used to rate the policy. How is Flood Insurance Purchased? A policy may be purchased from any licensed insurance agent or broker. The steps to purchase flood insurance are: 1) A property owner or renter perceives a risk of flooding and elects to purchase flood insurance; or a lender extending or renewing a loan informs an owner that the building is in a SFHA and flood insurance is required. 2) The insurance agent completes the necessary forms. In the case of a building HOW HIGH WILL THE WATER GET THIS YEAR? WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION? For any questions concerning the Mercer County, New Jersey flood hazard mapping, or LOMAs and LOMR - Fs, please contact the FMIX toll-free information line at (877) FEMA MAP ( ), or the FMIX staff - at - FEMAMapSpecialist@riskmapcds.com. Visit for more information about LOMAs and LOMR - Fs. constructed in a SFHA after the issuance of a FIRM, a certified FEMA Elevation Certificate must be obtained. 3) The insurance agent submits the application and premium. T his fact sheet provides background information on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) administered by the Department of Homeland Security s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as well as an overview of the flood hazard mapping revisions being completed for Mercer County, New Jersey by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and FEMA Region II. The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) for Mercer County are being revised to reflect new data so residents, homeowners, business owners, and community officials can better understand their flood risk and manage development. BACKGROUND What is the NFIP? Congress established the NFIP in 1968 in response to escalating costs to taxpayers for flood disaster relief. The NFIP is based on the agreement that if a community practices sound floodplain management, the Federal Government will make flood insurance available. FEMA maps and publishes flood hazard areas including the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), which is the area that has a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year and is commonly referred to as the 100-year floodplain. Development may take place within the SFHA provided that it complies with local floodplain management regulations that meet at least the minimum Federal criteria and any State or local enhanced criteria. What is a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)? When FEMA maps flood hazards in a community, two products are typically produced: a Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and a FIRM. A FIRM illustrates the extent of flood hazards in a community by depicting flood risk zones and the SFHA, and is used with the FIS report to determine who must buy flood insurance and the floodplain development regulations that apply in each flood risk zone. FIRMs also depict other information including Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) and/or depths associated with the risk zones and floodways, and common physical features such as roads, waterways, lakes, etc. What is the Significance of the SFHA? The SFHA has at least a 1% chance of flooding in any given year, and at least a 26% chance of flooding over the life of a typical 30-year mortgage. The Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, mandates that flood insurance must be purchased for structures located within the SFHA as a condition of financing from any federally- backed or federally-regulated lending institution. MERCER COUNTY S FIS AND DFIRM REVISION This preliminary FIS and DFIRM is the first countywide FIS for Mercer County. It incorporates and updates SFHAs depicted on FIRMS for the 13 communities within Mercer County that have effective FIRMs. The Mercer County preliminary FIS encompasses all 13 communities within Mercer County on 83 Digital FIRM panels. The March 30, 2013, preliminary incorporates: Detailed study of miles on the Delaware River Redelineation of stream miles Approximate study of stream miles Use of 2012 base orthoimagery from the State of New Jersey Office of Information Technology. For any questions concerning flood insurance, please contact the Flood Insurance Program at (800)

2 Mercer County, New York Flood Hazard Mapping Status Report for Property Owners DFIRM The FIRM for Mercer County has been converted to a digital format. DFIRMs are more accurate and easier to update than hardcopy maps, and DFIRMs clearly show whether structures are located inside or outside of flood hazard areas with the incorporation of an orthophoto base map. The March 30, 2013 preliminary DFIRM for Mercer County incorporates a 2012 base map provided by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection GIS Department, supplemented with stream centerlines, and political and road name data. The key components of a DFIRM are shown in the figures below. Base Map RESTUDIES and REDELINEATION + Restudies were performed for approximately stream miles which included the Delaware River reaches within Mercer County miles of previously studied river reaches were redelineated. Redelineation uses digital elevation data and effective flood elevations to revise the 1%- and 0.2%- annual-chance flood hazard areas without conducting new hydrologic or hydraulic analyses. For more information on the studied streams, please see the accompanying insert Mercer County Floodplain Mapping Fact Sheet. POST-PRELIMINARY PROCESSING FEMA will hold meeting(s) with officials after May 30, 2013, following a review period for the preliminary FIS. A public open house, designed to assist residents locate their properties on the preliminary maps, will be held shortly after the Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) meetings with community officials. A final FIS report and DFIRM will be published approximately six months after the final determination in both paper and digital format. What are Appeals and Comments? Community officials, or individual property owners working through community officials, may submit a formal objection to FEMA regarding the updated flood hazard information in the FIS report and on the FIRM during the 90-day appeal period. These objections, referred to as appeals, must be based on data that show the new or modified BFEs, base flood depths, SFHA boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways are scientifically or technically incorrect. Objections to other information in the FIS report or on the FIRM that do not involve flood hazard information are called comments ; these generally involve concerns with updated corporate limits, jurisdictional boundaries, and/or road names. VERTICAL DATUM CHANGE Topography + Flood Data What is a Vertical Datum? A vertical datum is a set of constants that defines a system for comparison of elevations. In the NFIP, a vertical datum is important because all elevations need to be referenced to the same system. Otherwise, surveys using different datums would have different elevations for the same point. Historically, the FIRMs have referenced the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29). Now, a more accurate vertical datum is used the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Why is the Vertical Datum Changing? A datum needs to be updated periodically because geologic changes to the surface of the earth occur due to subsidence and uplift or changes in sea level. In addition, NGVD 29 was flawed because of erroneous assumptions that mean sea level at different tidal stations represented the same elevation (zero). We can now more accurately measure these elevation differences with an expanded geodetic network. = DFIRM Who Will Be Impacted by the Vertical Datum Change? Elevations in NAVD 88 should be used for floodplain management and flood insurance purposes when the new FIRM becomes effective. This change should be noted by anyone who uses the FIRM, particularly when comparing elevation data on the new FIRM with data from an old FIRM that was produced in NGVD 29. For information concerning how to compare elevations in NGVD 29 to NAVD 88, please see the accompanying insert Mercer County Floodplain Mapping Fact Sheet. PROPERTY SPECIFIC REVIEWS How Do I Find Out if My Structure or Property Is Located in the Floodplain? You can view the current effective maps online by visiting the FEMA Map Service Center at You can also view paper copies of the FIRMs at your local map repository, locations of which are provided in the enclosed Floodplain Mapping Fact Sheet. For additional assistance with locating NFIP mapping products, you can contact the FEMA Map Information exchange (FMIX) tollfree at 1-877) FEMA MAP ( ), or you may the FMIX staff at FEMAMapSpecialist@riskmapcds.com. To view the preliminary maps online, please visit You can also view paper copies of the preliminary maps at your local map repository listed below. Is There Any Recourse if I Do Not Agree with the New Map? Although FEMA uses the best available flood hazard information, if you have access to more detailed flood study data to improve the FIRMs within your community, it should be submitted during the 90-day appeal period for consideration. If the appeal period has ended, you may wish to apply for a Letter of Map Change (LOMC) after the FIRM is effective. LOMCs which officially update the physical delineation of the floodplains and/or floodways, or which update BFEs or flood depths are called Letters of Map Revision (LOMRs); these must be formally adopted by the community. Letters of Map Amendment (LOMAs) and Letters of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-Fs) are official property-specific determinations from FEMA, and may be requested to officially determine whether structures or parcels are located in the SFHA. How Can I Request a LOMC? To obtain a LOMA, the requester must complete a LOMA application form and submit supporting property information to FEMA for review. You may submit a LOMA application using the Online LOMC tool, located at Alternatively, you may submit your request by printing the application from the Online LOMC website and mailing in the required documentation. At this time, LOMR-F requests must be submitted by mail. For a LOMA to be issued removing a structure from the SFHA, NFIP regulations require that the lowest adjacent grade (the lowest ground touching the structure) be at or above the BFE. For LOMR-F determinations, the lowest floor must also be at or above the BFE. LOMA/LOMR-F requesters must provide all of the information needed for FEMA s review of the request, which may include elevation information certified by a licensed land surveyor or professional engineer. The issuance of a LOMA or a LOMR-F removal determination means that the Federal flood insurance and development requirements no longer applies to the structure. However, it is the lender s right to require the purchase of flood insurance to protect their investment regardless of whether the structure has been officially identified as no longer in the SFHA by a LOMA or LOMR-F. LOMC Revalidation When a new FIRM becomes effective, it automatically supersedes previously issued LOMCs that have been issued for properties on the revised FIRM panels. Recognizing that some LOMCs may still be valid, FEMA has an automatic process for reviewing and revalidating LOMCs, as appropriate. You may check with your community to inquire whether a previously issued LOMC has been revalidated.

3 SCOPE OF STUDY

4 Which detailed study streams were Detailed Study? Delaware River Detailed From the confluence of Crosswicks Creek to Mercer County / Hunterdon County boundary Which detailed study streams were redelineated? Assunpink Creek Redelineated From the confluence with the Delaware River to approximately 50 feet upstream of Old York Back Creek Redelineated 2.84 From the confluence with the Delaware River to approximately 250 feet upstream of US Highway 130 Bear Creek Redelineated 2.36 From the confluence with Big Bear Brook to approximately 3150 feet upstream of Hankins Rd. Beden Brook Redelineated 2.95 From Province Line to approximately 500 feet upstream of Abandoned Dam Big Bear Brook Redelineated 6.65 From the confluence with Millstone River to approximately 100 feet upstream of Mercer Street Bridegroom Run Redelineated 1.42 approximately right upstream of Old Trenton Canoe Brook Redelineated 1.2 From the confluence with Big Bear Brook to approximately 50 feet upstream of Penn-Lyle road Cherry Run Redelineated 0.57 From Cherry Valley to approximately 60 feet upstream of Cherry Hill Crosswicks Creek Redelineated 7.98 From the confluence with the Delaware River to approximately 3005 feet upstream of Extonville Doctors Creek Redelineated 5.18 From the confluence with Delaware River to approximately 5010 feet upstream of Tattletown Duck Pond Run Redelineated 3.61 From the confluence with the Delaware and Raritan Canal to approximately just upstream of Penn-Lyle Ewing Creek Redelineated 1.97 From the confluence with Jacobs Creek to approximately 100 feet upstream of Scotch Harry s Brook Redelineated 1.13 From the confluence with Millstone River to approximately just upstream of Snowden Lane Harry s Brook Branch 1 Redelineated.57 From the confluence with Harrys Brook to approximately 80 feet upstream of Bertrand Drive Harry s Brook Branch 2 Redelineated 1.46 From the confluence with Harrys Brook to approximately 200 feet upstream of Harrison Street Harry s Brook Branch 2-1 Redelineated.23 From the confluence with Harrys Brook Branch 2 to approximately 100 feet upstream of Van Dyke Harry s Brook Branch 2-2 Redelineated 0.40 From the confluence with Harrys Brook Branch 2 to approximately 500 feet upstream of Grover Avenue Jacobs Creek Redelineated 1.23 From the confluence with the Delaware River to the confluence with Ewing Creek Little Bear Brook Redelineated 1.82 From the confluence with Millstone River to approximately 7000 feet upstream of Alexander

5 Little Shabakunk Creek Redelineated 3.30 approximately 2500 feet upstream of the confluence with Tributary A to Shabakunk Creek Millstone River Redelineated From the State and County boundary to approximately 3900 feet upstream of Probasco Miry Run Redelineated 7.76 approximately 1720 feet upstream of Sharon Mountain Brook Redelineated 2.32 From the confluence with Stony Brook to approximately above the culvert Mountain Brook Branch 2 Redelineated 0.73 From the confluence with Mountain Brook to approximately 840 feet upstream of the footbridge. New Sharon Branch Redelineated 1.23 just upstream of Old York North Branch Pond Run Redelineated 1.96 From the confluence with Pond Run to approximately 650 feet upstream of Mercerville-Whitehorse Pheasant Run Redelineated 1.23 From the confluence with Crosswicks Creek to approximately 1460 feet upstream of Extonville Pond Run Redelineated 5.98 approximately 130 feet upstream of George Dye Rocky Brook Redelineated 5.8 From the confluence with Millstone River to approximately 450 feet upstream of Disbrow-ILL Sand Run Redelineated 1.78 From the confluence with Shipetaukin Creek to approximately 700 feet upstream of Farm Shabakunk Creek Redelineated 6.06 Bull Run Shady Brook Redelineated 1.53 From Hutchinson Street to approximately 345 feet upstream of Interstate Highway 295 Shipetaukin Creek Redelineated 5.09 approximately just upstream Cold Soil Stony Brook Redelineated From the confluence with Millstone River to County Highway 518 Timber Run Redelineated 0.28 From the confluence with Peddle Lake to approximately 528 feet upstream of Maxwell Avenue Tributary A Redelineated 0.82 From County Boundary to approximately 600 feet upstream of Unknown Tributary Tributary A to Little Shabakunk From the confluence with Little Shabakunk Creek to Redelineated 0.32 Creek just upstream of railroad From the confluence with Shipetaukin Creek to Tributary B to Little Shipetaukin Redelineated 1.81 approximately 1320 feet upstream of Lawrenceville Creek / U.S. Highway 206 Tributary C to Little Shipetaukin From the confluence with Shipetaukin Creek to just Redelineated 0.66 Creek upstream of Van Kirk Tributary to Van Horn Brook Redelineated 0.27 From 1730 feet downstream of to Herron Town to just upstream of Herron town Van Horn Brook Redelineated 1.03 From approximately 1100 feet downstream of Herron Town to approximately 240 feet above Arreton West Branch Shabakunk Creek Redelineated 4.43 From the confluence with Little Shabakunk Creek to

6 approximately 2030 feet upstream of Carlton Avenue Which streams were restudied using approximate methods? From the confluence with Stony Brook to Approximate 2.35 Baldwins Creek approximately 1600 feet upstream of Yard. From approximately 145ft feet upstream of US Approximate 2.46 Highway 130 to approximately 2088 feet upstream of Back Creek Merrick. Approximate 1.45 From the confluence with Tributary to Bear Creek to approximately 452 feet downstream of US Highway Bear Creek 130 From the confluence with Tributary to Bear Creek to Approximate.5 Bear Creek Extension approximately 2619 feet upstream. From the boundary of the Borough of Hopewell to Approximate 0.6 Beden Brook approximately 669 feet upstream. From approximately 12.5 feet upstream of Route 33 to Approximate 0.32 Big Bear Brook approximately 1670 feet upstream. From the gutter line for Bridgegroom Run to Approximate 0.96 Bridegroom Run approximately 5083 feet upstream. From Etra Perrineville to the Mercer County Approximate 2.92 Cedar Swamp Brook Boundary From the confluence with Cedar Swamp Brook to Approximate 1.45 Central Cedar Swamp Brook approximately 2536 feet upstream of Feldsher From approximately 60 feet downstream of Cherry Approximate 0.73 Hill to approximately 3800 feet upstream of Cherry Run Cherry Hill. Approximate 0.5 From approximately 357 feet downstream of Somerset to approximately 58 feet upstream of Ditch 1 Washington Street. Approximate 1.78 From approximately 2851 feet downstream of Sullivan Way to approximately 25 feet south of Parkway Gold Run Avenue. Approximate 2.82 From approximately 50 feet upstream of Elm Ridge to approximately 2100 feet upstream of Honey Branch Pennington Rocky Hill. Approximate 5.36 From approximately 450 feet downstream of Washington Crossing Pennington to approximately 1820 feet upstream of Woosamonsa Jacobs Creek Approximate 0.74 From the confluence with Jacobs Creek to approximately 2397 feet upstream of Pennington Jacobs Creek Tributary Harbourton Approximate 1.80 From approximately 3136 feet down stream of Valley to approximately 4300 feet upstream of Hunter Moores Creek From the Hopewell boundary to Approximate 0.2 Moores Creek Extension approximately 1084 feet upstream.

7 From approximately 30 feet downstream of Great Approximate 0.3 Mountain Brook Branch 1 to to Wilson. From approximately 75 feet upstream from the Mountain Brook Branch 3 Approximate 0.42 confluence with Mountain Brook to approximately 2192 feet upstream. Mountain Brook Branch 3-1 Approximate 0.4 From the confluence with Mountain Brook Branch 3 to approximately 2055 feet upstream. Mountain Brook Branch 4 Approximate 0.4 From approximately 33 feet upstream of the confluence with Mountain Lake to approximately 1795 feet upstream. Peters Creek Approximate 0.3 From the From the Hopewell boundary to approximately 1592 feet upstream. Rosedale Lake Approximate 1.6 From approximately 527 feet upstream from the confluence with Stony Brook to approximately 2950 feet upstream. Shabakunk Creek Approximate 0.41 From the boundary of the Hopewell to approximately 2146 feet upstream. Stony Brook Tributary 4 Approximate 2.1 From approximately 13 feet downstream of Lawrenceville Penning to approximately 4000 feet upstream of Lawrenceville Penning Tributary to Bear Creek Approximate 0.4 From the confluence with Bear Creek to approximately 2064 feet upstream. Tributary to Big Bear Brook Approximate 0.43 From approximately 380 feet upstream from the confluence with Big Bear Brook to approximately 734 feet upstream from Princeton Highstown. Tributary 1 to Beden Brook Approximate 1.24 From approximately 919 feet upstream from the confluence with Beden Brook to approximately 3134 feet upstream from Hopewell Rocky Hill. Tributary 1 to Millstone River Approximate 0.26 Approximately 1148 feet upstream from the confluence with Millstone River to approximately 797 feet upstream from Bennington Drive. Tributary to Van Horn Brook Approximate 0.14 From the gutter line for Tributary to Van Horn Brook to approximately 750 feet upstream. Tributary 1-1 to Moores Creek Approximate 0.43 From the confluence with Tributary 1 to Moores Creek to approximately 2650 feet upstream. Tributary 1 to Moores Creek Approximate 1.19 From the confluence with Moores Creek to approximately.23 miles upstream. Tributary 1 to Rocky Brook Approximate 0.32 From approximately 67 feet upstream from the confluence with Etra Lake to approximately 1713 feet upstream. Tributary 1 to Stony Brook Approximate 0.92 From approximately 703 feet downstream from Alexander to approximately 932 feet upstream from College Tributary 2 to Beden Brook Approximate 0.1 From approximately 88 feet upstream from the confluence with Tributary 3 to Beden Brook to approximately 440 feet upstream of Mercer Street. Tributary 2 to Millstone River Approximate 1.35 From approximately 42 feet downstream of Edinburg to approximately 1779 feet upstream of Princeton Highstown.

8 Tributary 2 to Moores Creek Approximate 0.5 From the confluence with Moores Creek to approximately.49 miles upstream. Tributary 3 to Beden Brook Approximate 0.06 From the confluence with Beden Brook to approximately 62 feet upstream of Model Avenue. Tributary 3 to Rocky Brook Approximate 0.75 From the confluence with Beden Brook to approximately 3984 feet upstream. Tributary 3-1 to Rocky Brook Approximate 0.2 From the confluence with Tributary 3 to Rocky Brook to approximately 1243 feet upstream. Tributary 3-3 to Rocky Brook Approximate 0.3 From the confluence with Tributary 3 to Rocky Brook to approximately 1466 feet upstream. Tributary 2 to Stony Brook Approximate 0.9 From the confluence of Stony Brook to approximately.9 miles upstream. Tributary 3 to Stony Brook Approximate 0.5 Approximately 810 feet upstream from the confluence with Stony Brook to approximately 2065 feet upstream of Pretty Brook. Tributary 5 to Stony Brook Approximate 2.6 From the confluence of Stony Brook to approximately 266 feet upstream of Lambertville Hopewell Tributary 6 to Stony Brook Approximate 1.9 From the Hopewell Boundary to approximately 138 feet upstream of Hopewell Wertsville Tributary 6-1 to Stony Brook Approximate 0.85 From the confluence with Tributary 6 to Stony Brook to the Hopewell boundary. From approximately 44 feet downstream of County Woodsville Brook Highway 518 and approximately 13 feet upstream of Approximate 1.39 New From the confluence of Jacobs Creek to approximately Woolsey Brook Approximate feet upstream of Washington Crossing Pennington Unnamed Streams Approximate 2.5 Change in Vertical Datum All flood elevations shown in the FIS report and on the FIRM are referenced to NAVD 88. Structure and ground elevations in the county must, therefore, be referenced to NAVD 88. It is important to note that adjacent counties may be referenced to NGVD 29. This may result in a difference in BFEs across the county boundaries between the counties. Ground, structure, and flood elevations may be compared and/or referenced to NGVD 29 by applying a standard conversion factor. The conversion factor was determined at specific points within Mercer County using the United States Army Corps of Engineers Corpscon conversion program (NAVD 88 = NGVD 29 + Conversion Factor). The table below provides the conversion factor used for each of the detailed study streams. FLOODING SOURCE CONVERSION FACTOR (NGVD 29 TO NAVD 88) (FT) Mercer County -1.0

9 How can I find more information regarding the revised mapping in Mercer County? You can view the new map for your community by visiting your local map repository. The table below lists the location of the local floodplain administrator who maybe able to help you find the location of your property on the new preliminary maps. Mercer County maps are available for reference at the map repository, but not for distribution. To view preliminary mapping data online, please visit Additional information about this study, including meeting presentations, can be found online at the RAMPP-Team Website ( Community Name Floodplain Administrator Phone Number Map Repository Mercer County East Windsor The Honorable Brian M. Hughes/County Executive Mark Liss ext. 210 Ewing William Erney Jr ext Hamilton Borough of Hightstown Richard S. Williams Carmela Roberts Borough of Hopewell Derek Bridger Hopewell Robert Miller ext. 643 Mercer County Administrative Building 640 South Broad Street Trenton, NJ Lanning Boulevard East Windsor, NJ Jake Garzio Drive Ewing NJ, Greenwood Avenue Hamilton, NJ Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Hightstown, NJ East Broad Street Hopewell, NJ Washington Crossing- Pennington Titusville, NJ Lawrence Borough of Pennington James Parvesse John L. Hall Borough of Princeton Jack West Princeton Robbinsville John Pettenati Timothy F. McGough ext. 101 City of Trenton Cleveland Thompson West Windsor Francis Guzik Lawrence Lawrence Township, NJ North Main Street Pennington, NJ Monument Drive Princeton, NJ Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ Washington Blvd Robbinsville NJ East State Street Trenton, NJ Clarksville West Windsor, NJ 08550

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