Category: archives

  • Neighbors look to hammer out Pine Street Park details

    Consultant’s proposals focus of session with Borough Council By: Marjorie Censer    Pine Street Park neighbors told Princeton Borough representatives Thursday that they want to keep the park simple but rehabilitate it with a new wrought iron fence and mixed shrubbery along the sides.    The neighbors reviewed a rehabilitation plan for the park proposed by Dan…

  • ‘I recognize you’

    Princeton Regional Schools bid farewell to longtime secretary By: Rachel Silverman    When Carmela Drummond first started working in the Princeton Regional Schools, black students went to the Witherspoon School and mimeograph machines filled the main office.    The year was 1952, when Ms. Drummond, a newly minted Princeton High School graduate, was brought on as an…

  • Planners turn town’s policy into reality

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 4 By: Packet Editorial, Oct. 4    Congratulations to the Regional Planning Board of Princeton.    Last Thursday night, by a 7-3 vote, this body turned the vision of the Princeton Township Committee — and countless Princetonians who would like the opportunity to age in place — into reality by approving a 140-unit age-restricted…

  • Bar association names new leaders

    Christopher DeGrezia named president of Princeton Bar Association By: George Spohr    PRINCETON — Last week, Christopher DeGrezia was installed as the new president of the Princeton Bar Association. Mr. DeGrezia, an associate in the Princeton office of Drinker Biddle & Reath, focuses his practice on complex real estate transactions and land development projects.    "I’m honored…

  • MHS off to record-setting start

    Cougars field hockey sets win mark By: Bob Nuse    Like most of her Montgomery High field hockey teammates, Anu Rimal knew little about the sport before she started playing as a freshman.    Now, just two years later, she can’t get enough of it.    "I had never played before my freshman year," said Rimal, a junior…

  • Heartland gets ready for the big-time

    Company, fueled by its new IPO, eyes first place By: Mike Mathis    PRINCETON — Bob Carr is charged up about the future of his company — and the prospect of giving back to the community.    Mr. Carr is chairman and CEO of Heartland Payment Systems, a Princeton-based company that processes business transactions — such as…

  • Briefcase

    Issue of Oct. 4, 2005 By: George Spohr Employees asked to commute en masse    TRENTON — With conservation of gas resources at the forefront of most agendas, Commerce Secretary Virginia S. Bauer and Department of Transportation Commissioner Jack Lettiere are encouraging the use of public transportation.    "As gas prices soar to an all-time high, many…

  • Shorthanded PDS hangs tough

    Panther girls’ defense falls in overtime to Hopewell By: Justin Feil    For 80 minutes, an undermanned Princeton Day School girls’ soccer team held Hopewell Valley at bay.    Barely a minute into overtime, however, the Panthers couldn’t defend Sarah Gustafson’s header off a restart in a 1-0 loss, a tough ending after an all-out effort Saturday.…

  • Longtime Princeton resident combines retirement with book publishing

    Hanna Fox’s Red Hummingbird Press ready to launch third book. By: Marjorie Censer    Longtime Princeton resident Hanna Fox had always looked forward to retirement — not to relax or play golf, but because she wanted more time to devote to writing and editing.    She had found ways before — working as a creative writing teacher…