Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • 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

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

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

    Paul Robeson was born in this house at 110 Witherspoon St. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Eleven-year-old receives Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

    Eleven-year-old receives Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

    Sixth-grader Brian Meersma distributes reusable shopping bags at Whole Foods Market, a project that brought him a state award.

  • Montgomery Township Committee, school board to meet jointly

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Committee and Board of Education will be holding a joint public meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday in the municipal building.    Skillman Village redevelopment plans, shared services, restructuring the local municipal alliance, use of township fields for school district athletes and scheduling and format of future…

  • Music group with Plainsboro roots gets a shot at Super Bowl

    Music group with Plainsboro roots gets a shot at Super Bowl

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South and Plainsboro resident could see himself on national television during Super Bowl XLII, after his musical group was named a finalist in a contest for video airtime during the big game.    The other part of the winner’s package is important…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Jan. 15

    Princeton Borough    Maribel Santos-Santiago, 23, of Trenton was arrested 9:55 a.m. Wednesday on a warrant of $500 from Hamilton Township Municipal Court following a motor vehicle stop on Nassau Street. She was transported to police headquarters, processed and released after posting bail.    Michele Herbert, 22, of Princeton, was arrested 11:06 p.m. Jan. 8 on a…

  • Jan. 23 meeting slated on major WW residential rezoning proposal

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A set of zoning changes recommended in the 2002 Master Plan that would affect 5,000 homes in West Windsor will be the subject of a town meeting 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at Grover Middle School.    The goal of the changes is to rezone properties in such a…

  • Princeton school board continues policy review on police role

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Coming off their closed session discussion of the Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement Between Education and Law Enforcement Officials, members of the Princeton Regional Board of Education will now consider the issue in public — at their next open meeting Jan. 22.    But Superintendent Judy Wilson said Monday that she…

  • School districts see too little help in new state funding scheme

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    The state’s new school funding formula, which was signed into law by Gov. Jon Corzine on Sunday, promises tax relief to West Windsor and Plainsboro residents, but does not provide sufficient state aid to the school district, according to West Windsor-Plainsboro school district officials.    Montgomery property tax bills are not…