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  • Montgomery to delay issuing new liquor licenses

    With population growth, township could sell five for restaurants and one for a store. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — With the township’s population boom in recent years comes the ability for the municipality to sell additional liquor licenses, but Township Committee members say the best thing to do, for now, is hold off on an…

  • C-P softball eliminated in District 12

    Future looks bright for young team By: Rich Fisher    The tournament may be over for Cranbury-Plainsboro, but the good times may just be starting.    The C-P softball team was eliminated from the 12-year-old District 12 Tournament on Saturday when Bordentown took a 7-0 victory over the locals in an elimination game. Coupled with last Thursday’s…

  • WW softball one win from title

    Pitching, defense key to tourney run By: Scott Kraus    The West Windsor and Washington Township girls’ softball teams both came into Saturday’s showdown in West Windsor unbeaten in the District 12 softball tournament. West Windsor survived its toughest test of the tournament behind seven strong innings by Abby Lerner, earning a 4-3 victory on Saturday…

  • Financial review set for downtown project

    Impact of construction delays expected to take center stage. By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton Borough Council will review the financial reports of the downtown redevelopment project and the borough’s six-month revenue status at its meeting tonight.    Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi said the council has not reviewed the downtown redevelopment project’s detailed financial report in three…

  • Tenants lining up at Plainsboro’s new Village Center

    Area expected to become town’s centerpiece when it opens in the fall. By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — Potential tenants have started to line up for a spot in the Plainsboro Village Center, a development that is expected to become the township’s centerpiece when it opens this fall.    With the first buildings nearing completion, Sharbell Development…

  • John Street landlord’s trial delayed

    By: Marjorie Censer    The landlord of the John Street residence at which two tenants were arrested June 2 for reportedly selling counterfeit identification cards appeared at a municipal court hearing Monday to ask for a continuance of two weeks, said William Drake, the borough’s fire safety and building code inspector.    Sanford Zeitler, owner of the…

  • Return of American elm has Princeton roots

    Documentary on tree’s comeback to feature area’s role. By: David Campbell    When the Princeton elm sapling was planted last month at Princeton Cemetery, Daniel Smith of the Casey Trees Endowment Fund of Washington, D.C., was there.    Casey Trees was founded in May 2001 with the mission of restoring and protecting the tree canopies in the…

  • Al fresco dining vibrant addition to downtown

    PACKET EDITORIAL, July 12 By: Packet Editorial    Sitting at a sidewalk café or restaurant and watching the world go by has been a popular pastime in Europe for generations. Only recently has it caught on in a big way on this side of the Atlantic — and even more recently in Princeton.    Perhaps it’s taken…

  • Summer interns find Princeton offers many choices

    Discovering a quiet campus and even a shopping center. By: Marjorie Censer    When Beverly Pfluger, 20, a rising senior at Lynchburg College in Virginia, applied for a summer internship at the Bonner Foundation — a Princeton nonprofit organization that supports scholarships for low-income college students who participate in community service — she had never been…