Category: news/the_princeton_packet

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Local figures and groups are continuing to plant their endorsements on the road leading to New Jersey’s Feb. 5 presidential primaries.    On Monday, the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama announced an endorsement by prominent Princeton resident and author Toni Morrison.    Ms. Morrison, recipient of the Nobel Prize and…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    A partnership with a Princeton-based prepaid cash card program supported by both the Princeton Public Library and the Princeton Regional School District could provide an added revenue stream for both.    Called the Princeton Community One Card, the program would allow users receiving cash back on purchases from local merchants to…

By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Construction projects, township achievements and the redevelopment process were some of the discussion topics at Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh’s town hall meeting held Thursday at the municipal complex.    A smiling Mayor Hsueh gave about 80 residents an overview of the township government’s ongoing activities, along with a glimpse…

Author Toni Morrison at Princeton University’s 2006 Commencement. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

   The Historical Society of Princeton will convene a panel of experts at the Princeton Theological Seminary to discuss notorious New Jersey and national crimes of the 1930s on Feb. 28.    The lecture is planned in connection with the Historical Society’s current exhibition, “Princeton in the 1930s,” on display at Bainbridge House through July.    In Mercer…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The debate — or discussion, depending on who’s describing it — between Princeton Regional School District teachers and administrators about a new lesson plan mandate is ongoing.    The issue was again aired at the board of education meeting Jan. 22.    But meetings have taken place with both parties, their representatives…

By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — First-responders in Plainsboro have a large and capable force of resident volunteers ready to help out and lighten the load during emergency situations, thanks to the municipality’s Community Emergency Response Team.    Resident-volunteers are trained in assisting first responders in emergency situations, going through a training program over 10…

Members of the Immigration Reform Advocacy Group at Nassau Presbyterian Church include, from left, Robert Ashbaugh, Emily Heine, Bob Duncan and Bill Wakefield. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Three seats with three-year terms will be up for grabs in April’s West Windsor-Plainsboro school board election, and residents interested in serving can pick up candidate kits at the school district’s central office at 505 Village Road West.    One seat for a Plainsboro resident will be up for election, along…