Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Princeton debate on historic district designation likely to be rekindled

    Deer Path and Clover Lane area to be focus of sessions By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Though stalled since the spring, the debate about a proposed historic district in the Deer Path and Clover Lane neighborhood in Princeton Township will likely be rekindled next month.    Township Committeeman Chad Goerner, who acts as the liaison to…

  • West Windsor to consolidate $9.7 million in debt

    An effort to cut interest expenses By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Township Council passed a measure Monday designed to save interest expense for a variety of capital improvement-related bonds totaling $9.7 million.    The measure combines the bonds — which have been approved over the past eight years — into a single bond…

  • ‘Children’s Courtyard’ opens

    ‘Children’s Courtyard’ opens

    Orchard Hill Elementary School’s Pave the Pathway fundraising effort pays off By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The Orchard Hill Elementary School PTA recently saw the tangible results of its fundraising campaign, Pave the Pathway.    The completion of the new “Children’s Courtyard” and a patio with landscaping was celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony…

  • First responder test goes off as planned

    Middlesex County’s program to distribute vital antibiotics termed a success By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A test of Middlesex County’s First Responder Distribution program went off without a hitch last week, with emergency personnel proving their ability to get vital antibiotics out to people on the front lines during any public health emergency,…

  • Voters to confront four public questions Tuesday

    Tax relief and open space preservation among major issues By Lea Kahn, The Packet Group    Four statewide public questions are on Tuesday’s ballot.    Voters will be asked if the state should dedicate money raised from 1 percent of the state sales tax for property tax relief, whether the state should borrow money to fund stem…

  • ‘Children’s Courtyard’ opens

    ‘Children’s Courtyard’ opens

    The landscaped "Children’s Courtyard," which has been completed at Orchard Hill Elementary School in Montgomery. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Sustainable Princeton holds logo contest

    Poster contest also offered By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Sustainable Princeton needs a visual identity and is holding a contest for Princeton residents of all ages to submit a logo design.    The winning design will be used on Sustainable Princeton’s Web site, correspondence, awards and promotional materials, and the winner will receive a basket filled…

  • Last call for Valley Road School?

    Last call for Valley Road School?

    The front facade of the Valley Road school building. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Judge orders dog’s euthanization

    German shepherd seriously injured landscaper in attack By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    A Princeton Township judge decided Tuesday that one of the five dogs involved in the June 5 attack on a landscaper at a township home should be deemed “vicious” — a decision that will result in the euthanization of the animal, pending the…