Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • University marks King Day with frank talk on immigration

    University marks King Day with frank talk on immigration

    Members of the Casym Steel Orchestra perform at the start of the Martin Luther King Day celebration at Princeton University. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Grammy winner Natalie Cole to keynote PHCS conference

       Multiple Grammy Award winner Natalie Cole will headline Princeton HealthCare System’s annual Soul to Soul conference with a keynote address on Saturday, April 19, at the Hyatt Regency Princeton, PHCS announced Monday.    Ms. Cole will present a talk entitled “Getting Beyond the Mistakes and Making Smart Choices,” drawing on her three decades of experience in…

  • Indian village has water, thanks to a Princeton connection

    Indian village has water, thanks to a Princeton connection

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — An Indian village 300 miles outside of Mumbai, formerly Bombay, now has its own water supply, thanks to the work of two eighth-graders at Princeton Day School.    Rujul Zaparde, 13, was able to venture back to his father’s home village in India to oversee construction of a 250-foot-deep…

  • Effort seeks to make Paul Robeson’s house a community center

    Effort seeks to make Paul Robeson’s house a community center

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Having already purchased the Witherspoon Street home where Princeton native Paul Robeson was born, members of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church are now raising money to turn it into a community center.    ”We want this center to represent the three dimensions of Paul Robeson’s life, as an athlete, as an artist…

  • Events on tap for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

       Princeton University will commemorate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual King Day celebration Monday at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.    Immigration is the theme of this year’s program, with the keynote address to be delivered by José Huizar, a graduate of the university who is the first Latino…

  • WW planners to council: It’s a ‘do-it-yourself’ redevelopment

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Redevelopment planning duties came full circle Wednesday when the Planning Board passed a resolution that declined responsibility for the creation of a redevelopment plan for the train station area and returned the job back to Township Council.    The board cited micromanaging and interference in Planning Board redevelopment…

  • Montgomery students forge ties to schools in Paterson

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Upper Middle School teachers and students are forging relationships with teachers and students from Paterson elementary and high schools through a year-long service-learning partnership.    Service learning is an instruction method that promotes core values such as compassion and civic engagement, while simultaneously enforcing a course’s curriculum.    The…

  • University issues guide to expansion; Steven Holl architects hired

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    A 24-page brochure providing a summary of Princeton University’s final version of the Campus Plan, the comprehensive strategy to guide development of the 380-acre campus through 2016 and beyond, has been posted on the university’s Campus Plan Web site.    This is not the first time some members of the community…

  • New housing project offered, but it’s news to town officials

    New housing project offered, but it’s news to town officials

    This sign describes a townhouse development for which Princeton officials say no plans have been filed. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski