Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • 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…

  • 3M submits revised stormwater management plan for quarry

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — 3M Co. recently submitted its revised stormwater management plan for its quarry and roofing granules production plant.    The company’s application is scheduled to be reviewed by the Development Review Committee on Dec. 27, said Cheryl Chrusz, the township’s administrative assistant for planning and zoning. If the Development Review…

  • Township holds off on senior housing amendments affecting ridge site

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Princeton Township Committee members seeking further amendments again voted to table an ordinance that could pave the way for a senior housing development on the Princeton Ridge, but not before architect and developer J. Robert Hillier — who proposed the plan — said time could be running out on the…

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

    Hospital’s future home site gets nod from Plainsboro planners

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A redevelopment plan for the future site of the University Medical Center at Princeton was reviewed by Planning Board members Monday, who then recommended it for acceptance by the Township Committee.    The plan spells out what will be built on the 160-acre Route 1 property, providing specific design…

  • Princeton library limits its budget requests to towns

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The budget request adopted by Princeton Public Library’s board of trustees on Tuesday featured only a 3.56-percent increase in the municipal portion of the operating budget — under the 4 percent cap requested by the borough and the township.    The municipalities, whose governing boards will ultimately decide whether to accept…

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb retooling likely to bypass ConvaTec

    Bristol-Myers Squibb retooling likely to bypass ConvaTec

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Although Bristol-Myers Squibb announced Wednesday that it will shed approximately 10 percent of its workforce and seek alternatives for some of its divisions, including Montgomery-based ConvaTec, a company official said the cutbacks should have little real effect on the Orchard Road facility.    According to Pete Paradossi, a spokesman…

  • It’s the season for shoplifting. Or is it?

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — For retailers, the busy holiday season is a welcome time of crowded stores and increased sales. One unwelcome seasonal occurrence which requires their heightened vigilance is the potential for a spike in shoplifting and theft.    This season, the news is good, say officials from both the West…