Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    Oct. 5 Montgomery    A Montgomery resident reported Monday her driver’s license and Social Security card were taken from her pocketbook that was lost and recovered in the ShopRite parking lot last month. The resident reported she lost her purse while in the ShopRite parking lot on Sept. 27. The pocketbook was found and turned in…

  • Recent resignation complicates Rocky Hill council race

    Council to make appointment to replace Dan Harrington By Katie WagnerStaff Writer    ROCKY HILL — A recent resignation on the Borough Council by Dan Harrington has further complicated the borough’s upcoming elections.    Mr. Harrington, who was elected to a three-year term on council in November, resigned from his post as borough councilman Sept. 28, Mayor…

  • Borough asked to add two more police officers

    Some concerns voiced over cost By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    A recent brawl on MacLean Street in Princeton Borough — during which all of the borough’s on-duty police officers were dealing with arrests at the station — is the perfect example of why the department needs two more cops, some officials said Tuesday.    But concerns about…

  • Seats to be contested in Princeton municipal elections

    Two positions on Township Committee, Borough Council are up for grabs    Come November, Republican newcomers will face Democratic incumbents for the two available seats on both Princeton Borough Council and Princeton Township Committee.    Borough Mayor Mildred Trotman is running unopposed. Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand is one of four candidates seeking a spot on Township Committee,…

  • The old ball game recalled in Plainsboro

    The old ball game recalled in Plainsboro

    Historical exhibit salutes club baseball teams of the 1930s and 1940s By Greg ForesterStaff Writer    PLAINSBORO — It is October, and that means playoff baseball is here with major league teams battling it out for a shot at winning the World Series.    Much earlier in the century, Plainsboro residents had an opportunity to watch their…

  • Lawn sign flap brings West Windsor council to a standstill

    Lawn sign flap brings West Windsor council to a standstill

    Advertising signs line southbound Route 1, with the Alexander Road overpass in the background. The photo was taken by Pete Weale, who charged that West Windsor officials were not enforcing ordinances controlling such signs.

  • A busy building season at university

    A busy building season at university

    New construction proceeds on the former site of Butler College on the Princeton University campus. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • The old ball game recalled in Plainsboro

    The old ball game recalled in Plainsboro

    Robert Yuell, director of the Plainsboro Historical Society, with vintage Plainsboro baseball uniforms on display at the Plainsboro Musuem. Staff photo by Mark Cazajkowski

  • Stipends for Princeton Fire Department members OK’d

    Borough Council approves payments after legal questions resolved By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    Members of the Princeton Fire Department will once again receive stipends for their volunteer service, thanks to the approval of a Volunteer Incentive Program by the Princeton Borough Council on Monday.    Last month, Engine Company No. 1 Deputy Chief Rick McKee reported during…