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  • Plainsboro hosts drill in test of emergency preparedness

    By: Courtney Gross    PLAINSBORO — Police in conjunction with Middlesex County officials conducted a large-scale drill from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 8 in order to check first responders’ preparedness, Capt. Elizabeth Bondurant of the Plainsboro Police Department said.    Almost 80 responders from Plainsboro’s volunteer fire company, Emergency Management Services, the township’s Community Emergency Response…

  • Letters to the Editor, Aug. 18

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Aug. 18 Look at priorities in repairing streets To the editor:     Princeton Township has just completed the reconstruction of Carnahan Place and the part of Guyot Avenue between Carnahan Place and Witherspoon Street at a cost to township taxpayers of approximately $655,000.    The new roadbed, Belgium-block curbing and new sidewalks…

  • Police hoops clinic salutes the late Pete Young

    Borough officers honor an "unofficial mayor of Princeton" and connect to community youth By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Uncle Pete, Mr. Pete, No. 1.    Those are just some of the nicknames that P.J. Young remembers people used to address his father, Pete, a longtime Princeton resident who passed away in February at the age of 67.    "Truthfully,…

  • Marriott takes over former Doral Forrestal

    By: Courtney Gross    PLAINSBORO — Marriott Hotels has officially re-entered the Princeton-area marketplace, calling it home at the former Doral Forrestal Conference Center and Spa.    The Princeton Marriott Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal officially took over the 100 College Road East hotel on Monday after renovating the site for the past several months, representatives…

  • Lizzie

    Lizzie, a friendly and playful 6-month-old terrier mix female puppy, is in need is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Cooper" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • Astrophysicist Scott Tremaine appoined to Institute for Advanced Study

       Astrophysicist Scott Tremaine has been appointed the Richard Black Professor of Astrophysics in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study. Dr. Tremaine will join the faculty on Jan. 1.    Dr. Tremaine succeeds the late John Norris Bahcall who joined the faculty in 1971 and served as the Richard Black Professor from…

  • Township applying surplus money

    Reallocations to aid improvement fund By: Jessica Beym    The Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday that would reallocate $297,205 leftover from previous bond ordinances to the third round of affordable housing costs.    Township Administrator Tom Witt said Tuesday the surplus was initially earmarked for projects dating back to 1998 and would be put back into…

  • Carriage Park at Lawrence perfect for New Jersey snowbirds

    The community’s affordable prices allow active adults to sell their primary home in New Jersey and have more than enough capital to purchase both a resort-style home in Florida and one of these elegant, resort-style condominiums    With its attractive prices, desirable location and resort-style amenities, Carriage Park at Lawrence has emerged as a popular destination…

  • PHS construction: new spaces are ‘falling into place’

    New classrooms almost ready for the school year By: Hilary Parker    As the Sept. 7 start of the 2006-2007 school year edges ever closer, workers and administrators at Princeton High School are watching the clock as they aim to open a number of new spaces — including over 20 classrooms — in time for arrival…