Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • University donates $25,000 to planned Princeton skate park

    Recreation Department still concerned about sufficent funds By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    The skate park planned by the Princeton Recreation Department has received additional funding — in the form of a $25,000 donation from Princeton University — but the project could still be short on finances.    Recreation Department Executive Director Jack Roberts said during the Joint…

  • Consolidation proposals are heard anew in Princeton

    New state statutes seen overcoming past obstacles By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    Calls for consolidation have always failed in Princeton.    But it still has proponents in both towns — and they say that new state statutes will help to overcome the obstacles that have prevented the two municipalities from combining forces in the past.    Last month,…

  • 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…

  • Montgomery officials reassured on NPDC cleanup

    Asbestos-laden pipelines to be removed when nearby school is empty of students By Katie WagnerStaff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Weston Solutions Inc., the company hired to remove asbestos-covered steam pipes from the former North Princeton Developmental Center, will not conduct work near Village Elementary School while school is in session, Mayor Cecilia Birge said Monday.    The…

  • Writers on writing is focus of talks

    Mary Jacobs Library event slated Thursday By Katie WagnerStaff Writer    ROCKY HILL — Three award-winning writers, representing a variety of literary genres will be speaking about the writing process at the Mary Jacobs Library on Thursday.    ”Writers Talk About Writing” will feature the authors James Richardson, Mimi Schwartz and Robbie Clipper Sethi. The fall literary…

  • ‘Dangerous dogs’ task force forming in Princeton

    Three key objectives for policy group By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    The task force suggested by residents during hearings for Princeton’s recently passed “potentially dangerous dogs” ordinance is quickly being assembled.    Princeton Health Officer David Henry said he hopes to have representatives from both the borough and the township by next week.    Mr. Henry will act…

  • West Windsor council reaches redevelopment consensus

    Agreement on basics outlined in memorandum By Greg ForesterStaff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Township Council members reached consensus Monday on the main points of a memorandum designed to provide some early direction to the Planning Board on a redevelopment plan for the train station area, in a rare moment of agreement in what has been…

  • Fanfare for Whitman College

    Fanfare for Whitman College

    Meg Whitman, left, eBay CEO and 1977 Princeton University graduate, talks with Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman prior to the dedication of Whitman College, named in her honor and a $30 million gift she gave. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski