Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Farmers market to debut on Princeton University campus

    Opening day is Tuesday at Firestone Plaza By Katie Wagner Staff Writer    Fresh, locally grown produce will be sold at Princeton University beginning Tuesday as part of a new, weekly farmers market.    The market is an initiative of the Greening Dining Group, a partnership between the university’s Department of Dining Services and Greening Princeton, a…

  • Curbing of grade inflation gets an A- from Princeton University officials

    Curbing of grade inflation gets an A- from Princeton University officials

    Significant progress is claimed although goal still not met By Katie WagnerStaff Writer    Princeton University officials are claiming significant progress toward achieving their goal of curbing grade inflation in undergraduate courses.    The policy, instituted in April, 2004, sets an institution-wide expectation for the percentage of grades in the “A” range to be given out to…

  • Property Transfers — August, 2007 — Part 2

    Published on 9/21/2007 Published on 9/21/2007 The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    Sept. 21 Princeton Borough    Bilal Tahir, 25, of Ewing, was charged with driving while intoxicated 1:12 a.m. Sunday following a motor vehicle stop on Stockton Street. He was transported to police headquarters, processed and released on his own recognizance.    Patricia Daly, 46, of Maple Shade, was charged with driving while intoxicated 12:06 a.m. Tuesday following…

  • Schenck Farm renovation moves into new phase

    Schenck Farm renovation moves into new phase

    Shed, barn and schoolhouse buildings on the Schenck Farm property in West Windsor. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Majority on West Windsor council favors limited redevelopment

    Additional parking, a "main street" on Route 571 and traffic improvements emphasized By Greg ForesterStaff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The majority of Township Council supports a redevelopment plan that includes only additional parking, a Main Street along Route 571, and traffic improvements in its initial stages, according to testimony at Wednesday’s public meeting with the…

  • Curbing of grade inflation gets an A- from Princeton University officials

    Curbing of grade inflation gets an A- from Princeton University officials

    Princeton University junior Nashelly Magallanes does some reading in Italian while enjoying the sunshine outside the Princeton University Art Museum on Wednesday morning. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Princeton Township, Borough open new talks on library parking

    Administrators to come up with a draft plan By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    The first contact in a new round of negotiation on the Princeton Public Library parking subsidy has taken place in the form of a meeting between the administrators from Princeton Township and Princeton Borough.    The township is now awaiting financial information from the…

  • Terrorism talk from a White House aide

    Terrorism talk from a White House aide

    Homeland security assistant speaks at university By Katie WagnerStaff Writer    Daniel Nikbakht, a sophomore at Princeton University, remembers reading for his international relations class about a 23-year-old from Jordan that seemed similar to American youth in so many ways, except for the fact that the man from Jordan wanted to be a suicide bomber.    ”What…