Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • A day of speeches and shovels for new Plainsboro library

    A day of speeches and shovels for new Plainsboro library

    Breaking ground for the new Plainsboro Public Library are, from left, Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu, state Community Affairs Commissioner Joseph Doria, Assemblywoman Linda Geeenstein, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, Plainsboro Administrator Robert Sheehan and library Director Virginia Baeckler. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Dec. 11

    Princeton Township    Carl E. Moebis, 33, of Ringoes, was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident 4:37 p.m. Saturday after police responded to the bicycle and walking path off Pretty Brook Road near Princeton Day School for a report of a…

  • AT WORK

    AT WORK

    Santa’s helper Ida Hills, center, gets a young holiday visitor in the mood at MarketFair in West Windsor. Staff photo by Katie Wagner

  • Nassau Inn’s expansion goes back to square one

    Nassau Inn’s expansion goes back to square one

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Eight years to the month after it was initially slated to be complete, the proposed expansion of the Nassau Inn on Palmer Square will again be heard by the Regional Planning Board of Princeton in its most recent version Thursday.    But because extensions on prior approvals have expired, the hotel’s…

  • Governor’s plan for special education school aid alarms officials

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — School districts such as Montgomery and West Windsor-Plainsboro say a proposed funding formula for distribution of special education aid will impose a greater cost burden on local budgets and they are moving to head off the plan.    On Thursday, the Montgomery Township Committee passed a resolution in opposition…

  • Township and borough agree on sharing deed to 120-acre River Road site

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    At a rare joint meeting of the municipalities Tuesday, Princeton Borough agreed to add the township to the title of the Sewer Operating Committee lands deed — but not before the full slates of both governing bodies engaged in a sometimes intense debate about the purpose of the meeting and…

  • WW-P schools adopt more accommodating pilot steroid testing program

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The emotions felt by high school athletes following a state tournament win are supposed to be a cherished time of celebration with teammates, coaches and supporters.    But some New Jersey high school athletes last year found themselves pulled aside — following a magical victory or a heart-breaking…

  • Hospital’s future home site gets nod from Plainsboro planners

    Hospital’s future home site gets nod from Plainsboro planners

    Proposed uses of the former FMC Corp. site under a redevelopment plan recommended by Plainsboro’s Planning Board on Monday. Graphic by Tom Lederer

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    Dec. 7, 2007 Princeton Borough    Jason Scott Perez, 25, of Gloucester City was charged with burglary and theft at 12:44 p.m. on Tuesday. Mr. Perez was arrested after an investigation revealed he entered a private residence on Franklin Avenue and took a diamond wedding ring valued at $8,000, which was in a jewelry box in…