Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Fanfare for Whitman College
Two-day dedication includes talk by architect Demetri Porphyrios By Chip McCorkleSpecial Writer Princeton University kicked off its two-day dedication of its newest residential college with a lecture by the project’s architect Wednesday night in its McCosh 50 lecture hall. Architect Demetri Porphyrios of Porphyrios Associates in London laid out much of his vision for the…
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Montgomery officials join wider fight for more state school aid
A county effort to hike funding for wealthier districts By Katie WagnerSpecial Writer MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Township Committee and Board of Education representatives have joined forces with municipal and school board officials from three other municipalities in Somerset County to fight for more state funding for their schools. The group, which currently does not have…
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Naming rights for the high school football field?
Montgomery school board hires sponsorship marketing firm By Katie WagnerSpecial Writer MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Board of Education has hired a marketing firm to assist in acquiring corporate sponsors for school district facilities. The board voted to hire the marketing and sales consulting company Front Row Marketing Services at its Sept. 25 meeting. The…
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Latin American Task Froce offers citizenship class
Helping to make a leap over a daunting hurdle By Nick NorlenStaff Writer There are only two ways to become an American citizen: by birth or by naturalization. The Latin American Task Force can help with the second. For the third year, the task force is offering a series of free classes to prepare immigrants…
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West Windsor police earn accreditation
Joining with Princeton Borough and Ewing in Mercer County By Nick NorlenStaff Writer WEST WINDSOR — The police department successfully underwent a state accreditation process that gave police leadership a clear picture of the department’s performance, Police Chief Joe Pica announced at Township Council’s Monday meeting. ”Accreditation was a worthy challenge for the department,” said…
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Emergency planning firm under review
Questions remain before contract is signed in Princeton Nick Norlen Staff Writer ”Are people ready?” That, said Township Committeewoman Victoria Bergman on Friday, is the essential question that would be asked by the emergency preparedness consulting firm currently being reviewed by the Princeton Regional Health Commission. But Princeton Health Officer David Henry said the commission…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Sept. 25 Princeton Borough Gregory Dixon, 51, of Trenton was arrested 2:24 a.m. Friday on a warrant of $500 out of Princeton Township Municipal Court subsequent to a pedestrian stop on Hulfish Street. He was transported to police headquarters, processed and committed in default of bail. Princeton Township Greg Hunt, 53, of Montgomery Township, and…
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Asbestos removal incomplete at NPDC site
Discovery of additional asbestos sites and more underground pipes than expected slowed progress over summer By Katie WagnerStaff Writer MONTGOMERY — The contractor hired to remove asbestos-covered steam pipes from the former North Princeton Developmental Center, was unable to complete work on an area approximately 500 feet northeast of the Village Elementary School before the…
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Asbestos removal incomplete at NPDC site
A monitoring device remains in place on Monday at the former North Princeton Developmental Center near Village Elementary School. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
