Firefighters from Plainsboro, West Windsor, and Princeton Junction will escort St. Nick through every neighborhood in the two towns.
Plainsboro Fire Company’s annual Santa Ride will take place Friday and Saturday, December 13 and 14. The rain date will be Sunday, December 15.
“We’ll be making a scheduled stop in each Plainsboro neighborhood,” says Doug Vorp, the firefighter who coordinates Santa’s visit for the fire company. “That allows us to bring Santa Claus to each development and cover the entire township.”
Santa’s itinerary has 38 stops in 27 neighborhoods, and signs will be posted at each stop. Because the scheduled stop times are approximate, Vorp recommends residents arrive at the stop early and be prepared for a possible late arrival.
The schedule is as follows:
Friday, December 13
Plainsboro Village, Okeson and Sullivan, at 4:45 p.m.; Plainsboro Town Center, Macnamee and Wilson, 5 p.m.; Princeton Crossing, 76 Marion Drive, 5:15 p.m.; Wyndhurst Drive, Community Meeting Center, 5:25 p.m.; Hunters Glen Drive, building 4300, 5:40 p.m.; Tamarron Drive, building 8000 parking lot, 5:50 p.m.; Hampshire Drive, Lot 39-51 by Tot lot, 6:10 p.m.; Ravens Crest Drive, Lot 1100 by volleyball court, 6:20 p.m.; and Ravens Crest Drive, Lot 39, 6:30 p.m.
Also Gentry, Franklin Drive at pool lot, 6:40 p.m.; Gentry, Madison Drive at Adams Court, 7 p.m.; Quail Ridge Drive, Lot 2000 at management office, 7:15 p.m.; Quail Ridge Drive, Lot 4300, 7:30 p.m.; Brookside Court, 9 Brookside Court, 7:45 p.m.; Brentwood Drive, Brentwood at Poplar Drive, 8 p.m.; Princeton Manor, Kinglet Drive South at Falcon Court, 8:20 p.m.; Estates at Plainsboro, Woodland Drive at Oriole Court, 8:40 p.m.; and Pheasant Hollow, building 20 by pool, 8:50 p.m.
Saturday, December 14
Windmere Grove, Wyndhurst Drive at Mahogany Court, 3:45 p.m.; Princeton Collection, Parker Road at Dennison Place, 3:55 p.m.; Princeton Collection, Silvers and Major lanes, 4:05 p.m.; Barclay Square Clubhouse, 4:30 p.m.; Princeton Landing, 400 Sayre Drive, 4:55 p.m.; Walker Gordon Farms, Birch Drive at Meadow Court, 5:10 p.m.; Walker Gordon Farms, Walker Gordon Drive at clubhouse, 5:20 p.m.; Country Village, Ruedemann and Knight drives, 5:35 p.m.; Country Village, Linden Lane at Wethersfield Drive, 5:45 p.m.; and Stults and Cooks Corner drives, 6 p.m.
Also Grovers Mill Estates, Harvest at Colonial drives, 6:15 p.m.; Grovers Mill Estates, Alfalfa Circle at King Haven, 6:30 p.m.; Grovers Mill Estates, Derry Meeting at Windmill Court, 6:40 p.m.; Millstone Court, Millstone Court at Nostrand Road, 6:55 p.m.; Beechtree Estates, Beechtree Lane at Red Oak Drive, 7:10 p.m.; Brittany, Thoreau Drive opposite 71, 7:30 p.m.; Ashford, Ashford Drive at pool, 7:45 p.m.; Aspen, Aspen Drive at building 24, 8 p.m.; Deer Creek, Deer Creek Drive at tennis court, 8:20 p.m.; and Fox Run, Fox Run Drive at tennis court, 8:40 p.m.
Visit www.plainsborofire.com for schedule, more information, or changes as a result of an emergency or postponement.
Operation Santa, presented by the West Windsor Fire Department, takes place Thursday through Saturday, December 19 to 21, from 6 to 9 p.m.
“As we enter each neighborhood, we announce our presence with sirens, lights, and horns,” says Lieutenant Keith Branche. “Santa and his elves will hand out candy canes and say hello to the children.”
Note that the trucks cannot drive every street in each development due to cul-de-sacs. “We will hit all the major routes through the developments,” says Branche. “Some neighborhoods may be split between two nights.”
Thursday, December 19
Esplanade at Bear Creek, the Hamlet, Oak Lane, South Lane, Windsor Drive, Grand Preserve, South Post Road, Cubberley, Woods at Millbrook, Crown Point, Elements, Village at Bear Creek, Southfield Meadows, Crown Point, North, Golf View Manor, Heatherfield I and II, Waterford Estates, Chamberlain, Jefferson Park, Dutch Neck Estates, Windsor Hunt, Windsor Crossing, Heatherford West, and Windsor Park.
Friday, December 20
Kings Point East, Brookside, West Windsor Estates, Princeton View, Kings Point, Brookshyer I and II, Dey Farm, Milner, Kings Mill, Windsor Ridge, Auburn Village, Shadow Oaks, Providence Village, Westminster Village and Estates, Bridgewater, Marblehead, Hunters Run, Briarwood, Dutch Neck Estates, Windsor Hunt, Meadows at Windsor Hunt, and Village Road West.
Saturday, December 21
Princeton Chase, Windsor Green, Le Parc I and II, Penn-Lyle, Cedar Court, Charter Club, Grover’s Mill Estate, Princeton Ivy East, South Mill Road, North Mill Road, Windsor Ponds, Windsor Estates, Colonial Park, and Stony Brook.
“The schedule may change due to amount of trucks we can get out each night,” says Branche. For more information E-mail keithrbranche@gmail.com, visit www.westwindsorfire.com, or call 917-309-3388.
Princeton Junction Fire Company has Operation Santa on Saturday, December 21, from 5 to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, December 22, from 4 to 8 p.m., for the streets not covered by the West Windsor Fire Department. E-mail davidterzian@gmail.com for more information.
