Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • McKee to lead Princeton Fire Department

    McKee to lead Princeton Fire Department

    Princeton Borough Mayor Mildred Trotman, left, swears in new Fire Chief Richard McKee as Borough Clerk Lea Quinty holds the Bible on Monday.

  • West Windsor councilmen defend acceptance of unions’ campaign donations

    Thousands of dollars to back transit village construction By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — For councilmen Will Anklowitz and Charles Morgan, the acceptance of over $10,000 in campaign contributions from labor unions interested in a transit village at the Princeton Junction train station has no bearing on their flexibility in determining the scope…

  • Bicycle rider dies after car collision in Princeton

    Police had difficulty identifying victim, Dominique Wenzel By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Dominique Wenzel, 59, of Princeton Township, died Wednesday after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle about noon at the intersection of North Harrison Street and Terhune Road, police said.    After the accident, Ms. Wenzel was transported by the Princeton First…

  • Size of planned West Windsor connector road debated

    Downsizing considered for extension of Ward Road By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Township professionals were instructed by the Planning Board on Wednesday to prepare a Master Plan amendment examining the construction of a local road to connect two major township roads, instead of a larger road called for in the township’s Master…

  • Battlefield housing foes cite artifacts
  • Rocky Hill group to celebrate ‘neighborhood’

    Rocky Hill group to celebrate ‘neighborhood’

    Heather Barros’ painting of a 100-year-old Princeton home will be included in an art exhibit sponsored by the Rocky Hill Citizens for Responsible Growth.

  • 14th District candidates hold first debate

    State’s fiscal woes are prime topic By Paul Koepp, The Packet Group    The state’s fiscal woes were front and center at the first debate featuring all six Assembly candidates in the 14th District, which includes West Windsor and Plainsboro.    The hour-long debate, held Thursday evening in the Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center at Monroe…

  • Rocky Hill group to celebrate ‘neighborhood’

    Rocky Hill group to celebrate ‘neighborhood’

    Art exhibit, opening event slated Oct. 21 By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    ROCKY HILL — The Rocky Hill Citizens for Responsible Growth is celebrating its first anniversary by sponsoring an art exhibit and opening event at the 1860 House in Montgomery featuring poetry, photography, original paintings and other work by artists from Rocky Hill, Montgomery,…

  • Houston, we have a classroom

    Houston, we have a classroom

    Members of Margaret Weinberger’s eighth-grade robotics class at Montgomery Upper Middle School had the opportunity to compare the robots they built with ones displayed by NASA in a video conference call on Tuesday. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski