Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Obama rally in Princeton stirs early talk of 2008

    Local Democratic organization to take endorsement vote Dec. 9 By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    Democratic presidential primary candidate Barack Obama can claim an early lead in Princeton — at least in terms of drawing people to a rally.    But will the Illinois senator be the choice of local organizations looking to make an endorsement?    The Obama…

  • A tough road back from Iraq

    A tough road back from Iraq

    Army 1st Lt. Christopher Larsen, recovering from hand wounds sustained in Iraq, gets a hospital visit from a fellow soldier.

  • A busy building season at university

    A busy building season at university

    Demolitions, excavations merely a prelude By Katie WagnerStaff Writer    Whitman College wasn’t the only construction project on Princeton University’s campus, this summer.    Although the $136 million Collegiate Gothic complex has dominated the campus construction spotlight, much progress was made on Butler College, Lewis Library, a new chemistry building, a new engineering building and Roberts Stadium,…

  • Princeton to submit Master Plan update to state soon

    Merwick-area planning work to continue By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    The Regional Planning Board of Princeton will submit its Master Plan Re-examination Report to the state by the end of October, but without an update of the potential redevelopment of the Merwick, Stanworth, YWCA and YMCA properties, Master Plan Subcommittee Chairman Marvin Reed said Thursday.    However,…

  • Popular West Windsor restaurant abruptly closes

    Popular West Windsor restaurant abruptly closes

    No warning for Charlie Brown’s customers or employees By Greg ForesterStaff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — “Sorry for the inconvenience, this Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse is closed.”    That was what lunch patrons arriving at the Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse in the Clarion Hotel – Palmer Inn saw Monday on two signs at the entrance of the eatery that…

  • West Windsor fire officials ask why Princeton doesn’t show up for its fires

    Mutual aid calls raise concerns By Greg ForesterStaff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Township fire personnel responding to early morning calls in Princeton Borough sometimes arrive on scene with Princeton personnel nowhere to be found, and West Windsor officials are concerned about what the situation is doing to the morale of volunteers.    Service calls across municipal…

  • Popular West Windsor restaurant abruptly closes

    Popular West Windsor restaurant abruptly closes

    The Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse on Route 1 in West Windsor on Monday afternoon. The restaurant announced its immediate closure that day. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Judge rules in favor of Rocky Hill housing development

    Opponents termed Pulte project out of character with borough By Katie WagnerStaff Writer    ROCKY HILL — The Borough Planning Board’s September 2006 decision to approve an application for construction of 34 age-restricted duplex-style, single-family homes was ruled as reasonable by Superior Court Judge Allison Accurso, in Somerville on Friday.    In November 2006, the Rocky Hill…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    Oct. 2 Princeton Borough    Emilia Cherry, 55, of Newark was charged with desecration of a venerated object 10:38 a.m. Sunday following a report that a person was writing on the Einstein monument on Monument Drive, police said. After she was arrested for defacing the monument by writing on it with blue marker, she was transported…