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  • Township may finish Kara work

    Eyes performance bonds of bankrupt developer By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — Township officials may call in a performance guarantee bond against an East Brunswick-based developer that recently filed for bankruptcy.    Township Engineer Ernie Feist said he notified Kara Homes Inc. Wednesday about public improvement obligations yet to be completed. The company filed for bankruptcy Oct.…

  • Voigtsberger back for Pirate defense

    Junior helps WW-P South stay strong By: Justin Feil    This year’s West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ soccer roster was missing some familiar names.    Gone were players like Kris Shemming, Kelly McLaughlin and Lauren Fucetola, a trio that had seemingly been on varsity for five or six years. Making matters harder for the Pirates was that they…

  • Police arrests of PHS students deemed proper

    Civil rights panel concludes neither parents’ nor students’ rights were violated By: Courtney Gross    In response to the arrest of four Princeton High School students who allegedly witnessed racially biased crimes that occurred in Princeton Borough in September, the joint Human Services Commission agreed that police did not violate procedure when the students were apprehended…

  • Information session slated on uses of Valley Road building

    Architects to seek public comment at Wednesday evening session By: Hilary Parker    KSS Architects of Princeton will solicit information from residents and local business owners on the current and future uses of the Valley Road building at a public forum 7 p.m. Wednesday in the John Witherspoon Middle School cafeteria.    In June, KSS Architects —…

  • Davis makes most of chance at quarterback

    Senior leading Hun football By: Bob Nuse    Shane Davis knew it was only a matter of time until he finally got his chance.    Davis, a senior at the Hun School, has waited three years to move into the starting quarterback position for the Raiders. His first two years he played quarterback for the junior varsity…

  • Homeowners’ association seeks greater reimbursement from township

    Little sympathy for residents’ complaint that snow removal costs are high By: Courtney Gross    For Governors Lane residents, a road’s sharp turn or steep slope can be an expensive proposition.    Several Governors Lane residents attended the Princeton Township Committee meeting Monday in the hope of receiving a greater reimbursement from the township for essential services…

  • Land development, zoning regulation plans postponed

    Discrepancies cited as cause for delay By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG —The Borough Council postponed plans to bring land development and zoning regulations into compliance with its Master Plan, Wednesday.    The ordinance, which was written by the Land Use Board, was tabled after the council found discrepancies within the document. Council members said they will try…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 13

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 13 Nothing makes sense about Route 92 To the editor:     I doubt that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s Route 92 project is as dead as your editorial has said (The Packet, Oct. 10). But then, almost nothing about Route 92 makes sense. The Army Corps of Engineers’ not-quite-final environmental…

  • Owner knocks rezoning

    Says property ideal for warehouses By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — The Township Council on Oct. 4 rezoned 46 acres on Prospect Plains Road to prevent warehouses from being built on the site despite objections from the property’s owner.    Council members said changing the site from Light Industrial to Office Professional was in the best interest…